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Preparation of Ornamental Fish for Shipping

, Tina Crosby, Jeffrey Hill, Carlos Martinez, Deborah Pouder, andRoy P. Yanong
Contacts: Eric Cassiano


Release Date: 11/3/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to instruct ornamental aquaculture producers on how to safely prepare their ornamental fish for shipment.

About this Publication

This document is FA-120, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2005. Revised December 2007, May 2014, July 2017, and September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

Authors

Craig Watson
Craig Watson

director (retired), Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

Tina Crosby
Tina Crosby
external
US FDA

biologist, US Food and Drug Administration

Jeffrey Hill
Jeffrey Hill
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, non-native species and aquaculture, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin FL

Carlos Martinez
Carlos Martinez
external
University of Florida

former assistant-in, ornamental aquaculture extension, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

Deborah Pouder
Deborah Pouder
staff
University of Florida

coordinator of research programs and services, diagnostic lab manager, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

Roy P. Yanong
Roy P. Yanong
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension veterinarian, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

Contacts

Eric Cassiano
Eric Cassiano
Specialist
University of Florida

Extension associate scientist, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program

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