Fish Culture Section – Working Group
WORKING GROUP ON AQUACULTURE DRUGS CHEMICALS AND BIOLOGICS (WGADCB)
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY – FISH CULTURE SECTION
MISSION
The Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs Chemicals and Biologics’ Mission is:
- To enhance the health and production of aquatic animals cultured in the United States through support of the development, and safe and legal use of aquaculture drugs, chemicals and biologics
OBJECTIVES
The WGADB Objectives are to:
- Provide a public forum for stakeholders to express their support of, and contribution to, the development, approval, availability, and judicious use of drugs, chemicals and biologics for use in aquaculture.
- Serve as an advocate for stakeholders regarding aquaculture drugs, chemicals and biologics issues;
- Support broad information dissemination, such as that listed below, to end-users regarding the status and use of drugs, chemicals and biologics in aquaculture:
Federal Regulations of Drugs, Biologics, and Chemical Use in Aquaculture Production;
Guide to Using Drugs, Biologics, and Other Chemicals in Aquaculture;
Quick reference guides; and,
Continuing education materials;
Identify and support, through active participation, the research and development, as well as the legal and judicious use of, drugs, chemicals and biologics needed for use in aquaculture; and,
Coordinate with similar groups and organizations (e.g., AFWA Drug Approval Working Group, National Aquaculture Association) to prioritize aquaculture drug, chemical and biologic needs and related activities.
MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
Participation: Participation in the WGADCB is open to individuals, organizations, agencies, or companies with an interest in enhancement of the health and production of aquatic animals.
Organization: The WGADCB is a working group organized under the auspices of the American Fisheries Society’s Fish Culture Section (FCS).
Functionality: The functionality of the WGADB will be solely dependent upon active participation of its membership. The WG is not only a forum in which information is exchanged, it is also an organization that’s primary function is to facilitate the aquaculture drug, chemical and biologics approval process and compliance with existing laws and regulations; facilitation requires active involvement.
Leadership: The FCS President appoints the WGADCB Co-chairs representing different stakeholder groups, including: public data generating partners (2 co-chairs), public sector (1 co-chair), private sector (1 co-chair), and the veterinary community (1 co-chair). The FCS President serves ex officio on all committees, and in the case of the WGADCB, serves as the administrative chair. The administrative chair’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Establish meeting locations and times, and provide timely notification of such meetings to membership.
- Carry out administrative functions, such as setting WGADCB meeting agendas, presiding over all meetings, assigning a member as the temporary administrative chair in the event the administrative chair is unable to preside, ensuring that meeting notes are taken to accurately reflect meeting discussion; disseminate draft and final meeting minutes to attendees in a timely manner.
- Establish subcommittees (and, as necessary, a subcommittee leader) to address specific tasks identified by the WGADCB.
- Represent the WGADCB as the official spokesperson and point-of-contact.
CONTACTS
WGADCB President: Jesse Trushenski (email: saluski@siu.edu)
Guide to Using Drugs, Biologics, and Other Chemicals in Aquaculture…
Updated: June 2014
The American Fisheries Society – Fish Culture Section’s Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs, Chemicals, and Biologics (WGADCB) is proud to announce its REVISED publication of the Guide to Using Drugs, Biologics and Other Chemicals in Aquaculture and a companion tool to assist in the calculation of the amount of drug, biologic or chemical to be used for your specific aquatic animal treatment needs.The Guide is being published exclusively in electronic form to facilitate efficient and timely updates in our ever-changing regulatory climate.
The Guide is provided as an Adobe PDF file, requiring you to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Click here to install the latest version of the free Adobe Reader.
The Treatment Calculator is offered as a Microsoft Excel file. Your computer must have installed either Microsoft Excel or any other program that will read and execute calculations of an Excel file. For more information on these tools, contact the current Past-President of the AFS – Fish Culture Section, Dr. Jesse Trushenski, email (saluski@siu.edu).
Click on the following links to download the:
Guide to Using Drugs, Biologics and Other Chemicals in Aquaculture
Treatment Calculator (Excel 2007 and newer; i.e., *.xlsx file)
