{"id":10732,"date":"2022-05-10T14:54:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=10732"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:12:26","slug":"office-of-fish-and-wildlife-health-and-forensics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/office-of-fish-and-wildlife-health-and-forensics\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics (OFWHF) conducts investigations and research on diseases of captive and free-ranging fish and wildlife. It also performs tests and analyses of biological samples for law enforcement cases. Diagnostic services and treatments of the fish stocks at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/the-charles-o-hayford-state-fish-hatchery-in-hackettstown\/\">Hackettstown<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/pequest-hatchery-operations\/\">Pequest<\/a>&nbsp;hatcheries are a continuing function of this office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fish and Wildlife Health Offices<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/fish-health-in-new-jersey\/\">Fish Health in New Jersey<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/wildlife-health-in-new-jersey\/\">Wildlife Health in New Jersey<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/fish-disease-fact-sheets\/\">Fish Disease Fact Sheets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/wildlife-disease-fact-sheets\/\">Wildlife Disease Fact Sheets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/chronic-wasting-disease-information\/\">Chronic Wasting Disease Information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/reporting-dead-or-sick-wildlife.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reporting Dead or Sick Wildlife<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/wildlife-health-in-new-jersey\/white-tailed-deer-and-covid-19-what-hunters-need-to-know\/\">White-Tailed Deer and COVID-19: What Hunters Need to Know<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthypets\/covid-19\/wildlife.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance to Reduce the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Spreading Between People and Wildlife<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i>&nbsp;(CDC Site)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerseyvetlab.nj.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NJ Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i>&nbsp;(AHDL)&nbsp;(NJ Dept. of Agriculture)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vet.upenn.edu\/research\/centers-laboratories\/research-initiatives\/wildlife-futures-program\/resources\/fact-sheets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disease Fact Sheets<\/a>&nbsp;<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i> (Wildlife Futures Program)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics (OFWHF) conducts investigations and research on diseases of captive and free-ranging fish and wildlife. It also performs tests and analyses of biological samples for law enforcement cases. Diagnostic services and treatments of the fish stocks at the&nbsp;Hackettstown&nbsp;and&nbsp;Pequest&nbsp;hatcheries are a continuing function of this office. 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