{"id":2950,"date":"2022-02-07T01:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T01:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=2950"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:12:50","slug":"fish-health-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/fish-health-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Health in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/health-of-hatchery-fish\/\">Health of Hatchery Fish<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/health-of-wild-fish\/\">Health of Wild Fish<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/fish-kills\/\">Fish Kills<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/fish-disease-fact-sheets\/\">Fish Disease Fact Sheets<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/office-of-fish-and-wildlife-health-and-forensics-2\/\">Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/marine\/menhaden-mortality-and-faqs\/\">Menhaden Mortality and FAQs<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; May 3, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/pequest_biosecurity15.pdf\"><strong>Pequest Trout Hatchery Biosecurity Improvements, 2015<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(pdf, 110kb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Fish are a highly diverse group of vertebrates with over 32,000 known species that are a result of over 500 million years of evolution. For a small state, New Jersey has a rich diversity of fish species, being home to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/freshwater\/freshwater-fish-of-new-jersey\/\">93 freshwater species<\/a>\u00a0and more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/marine\/marine-life-of-new-jersey\/\">330 marine species<\/a>. Along with this species richness there is an incredible diversity of microbes, including parasites, viruses, and bacteria, that infect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diseases in fish are often a result of compromised environmental conditions. The fish pathology unit is a component of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/office-of-fish-and-wildlife-health-and-forensics-2\/\">Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics<\/a> dedicated to understanding and responding to disease problems in New Jersey&#8217;s fisheries. Through disease surveillance and research, we study and respond to fish diseases throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ongoing research is directed towards understanding the health of wild fish in marine and freshwater environments throughout the state, as well as the health of the freshwater fish raised in the state fish hatcheries. Please use the links above to navigate the fish health page to learn more about our projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/flagellates.jpg\" alt=\"Microscopic flagellates on gill tissue\" class=\"wp-image-2951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/flagellates.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/flagellates-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/flagellates-768x651.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Scanning electron micrograph showing the flagellated protozoan parasite,&nbsp;<em>Ichthyobodo necator<\/em>, attached to the surface of a fish gill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laboratory Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fish pathology laboratory is located at the Pequest Trout Hatchery outside Oxford, NJ, and close to the Hackettstown Hatchery. The laboratory is equipped to perform fish necropsies, general microbiology, parasitology, and histopathology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/lab-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/lab-1-1.jpg 779w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/lab-1-1-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/lab-1-1-768x252.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For disease diagnostics staff works with the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerseyvetlab.nj.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NJ Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a>&nbsp;(NJ AHDL). The AHDL is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with molecular biology suites, a virology laboratory with cell culture facilities maintaining fish cell lines, and modern bacterial diagnostic equipment. The AHDL also provides diagnostic services in fish health for private fish hatcheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaboration with universities and other institutions and agencies is an important component of successful scientific research. This collaboration allows for the utilization of state and university resources to learn more about fish health within the state, while also providing opportunities for students to be involved in research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED PAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/marine\/adventure\/#faq-main\">Health Advisories for Eating Fish and Crabs Caught in NJ Waters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/njdep.podbean.com\/e\/episode-69-fish-smart-eat-smart-guide-with-gary-buchanan-and-bruce-ruppel\/\">\u201cFish Smart Eat Smart\u201d Guide Podcast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.gov\/dep\/wms\/bfbm\/cyanoHABevents.html\">Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) Advisories &#8211; Division of Water Monitoring and Standards<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pathogens2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Microscopic pathogens\" class=\"wp-image-2955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pathogens2-3.jpg 799w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pathogens2-3-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pathogens2-3-768x186.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health of Hatchery Fish Health of Wild Fish Fish Kills Fish Disease Fact Sheets Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics Menhaden Mortality and FAQs&nbsp;&#8211; May 3, 2021 Pequest Trout Hatchery Biosecurity Improvements, 2015&nbsp;(pdf, 110kb) Fish are a highly diverse group of vertebrates with over 32,000 known species that are a result of over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2950\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}