International Collaboration and Outreach
Dr. Tim Miller-Morgan, Oregon Sea Grant's Aquatic Animal Health specialist, explores collaborative efforts with industry around the globe. Recent activities include:
JAPAN
Dr. Miller-Morgan has traveled with a local koi importer to Japan several times in the past few years, most recently in November 2011. The purpose of these trips is to gain an understanding of the Japanese koi industry -- the birthplace of koi keeping -- and the health management strategies utilized within the industry.
SINGAPORE
In May 2011, Dr. Miller-Morgan traveled with a local koi retailer to Singapore to attend Aquarama, which is one of the largest ornamental fish trade shows in the world. While there he also attended the annual general meeting of Ornamental Fish International (the primary international trade organization for the industry), visited a number of ornamental fish farms and export facilities, and caught up with colleagues from around the world.
MALAYSIA
Dr. Miller-Morgan also visited ornamental fish farms in Malaysia, and helped collect wild fish in the jungle.
ISRAEL
In January 2011, Dr. Miller-Morgan met with representatives from the ornamental fish industry in Israel to discuss mutual opportunities for developing improved industry training in fish health management, internship opportunities for Oregon State University and Oregon Coast Community College Aquarium Science students, and possible areas of research collaboration. Further, he visited a number of ornamental fish production facilities to gain a better understanding of their fish production processes and approaches to fish health management.
Previously, Dr. Miller-Morgan was invited to give a paper on koi herpes virus (KHV) educational outreach programs in the U.S. in February 2008 at the International Koi Herpes Virus Workshop in Caesarea, Israel. At that time he also visited five of the major koi and carp farming operations there.
INDIA
Dr. Miller-Morgan was invited to present three papers at the Asia Pacific Aquaculture Conference in Kochin, India, which took place in January 2011:
- Miller-Morgan, T. and J. Heidel. Cutting Through The Fog and Then Raising The Bar: Development and implementation of retailer focused CyHV-3 (KHV) educational outreach programs and best health practices.
Read the abstract [.pdf] - Miller-Morgan, T. and D. Glaze. Serving Many Masters: Developing a veterinary extension program to meet the needs of the aquatic pet industry.
Read the abstract [.pdf] - Miller-Morgan, T., B. Koike and D. Glaze. Where Schooling Really Counts: Training the next generation of aquatic health and husbandry professionals - Development, implementation and impacts of a unique training program in Oregon, U.S.A.
Read the abstract [.pdf]
While in India, Dr. Miller-Morgan also visited some beautiful fish farms. Read more and see photos on his blog. He will be returning to India in March 2012.
INDONESIA
Dr. Miller-Morgan traveled to Indonesia in November 2005 to assess overall husbandry protocols, carry out fish health assessments of fish arriving at export facilities, make recommendations for improvements, and assess the potential for developing an in-country health management training program.
