The Annual Aquaculture Drug Approval Workshop was bigger than usual because of all the new information from researchers, sponsors and the AADAP program staff. Seventy-three people were in attendance from many of the Drug companies, CVM (Center of Veterinary Medicine) of the FDA, University, Federal and State research laboratories, FWS Regional Fish Health Centers, private veterinarians, State Resource Agencies and the Washington office.

Many topics were presented and panels of experts were formed to discuss several of the more important sessions.

Examples include "Update from the CVM' aquaculture Drugs Team"; Recent Drug approval successes for 35% Perox-Aid (hydrogen peroxide) for control of fungus, Bacterial Gill Disease, and Columnaris in cool-water fishes and channel catfish.

Aquaflor (florenicol) approved for control of enteric septicemia in Channel Catfish, and Columnaris in Channel Catfish; Control of cold-water disease in all freshwater reared salmonids; control of furunculosis in all freshwater reared salmon.

Several drug companies are seeking expanded labels for drugs already approved such as

Formalin-F, Paracide-F and Parasite-S are seeking approval for control saprolegniasis in all freshwater reared finfish.

There are many new drugs that are still in various research stages of study to get approval from CVM and the FDA. It was a very productive meeting, with volumes of information generated into a large notebook given to each participant.

For further information contact Rick Nelson, Director, La Crosse Fish Health Center.