Hugh Mitchell, MS, DVM
@hughmitchell.bsky.social
Aquaculture veterinarian (wild and farmed fish) since 1989. Strong proponent of real science & veterinary medicine, and cultivating our aquatic ecosystems for conservation, the blue economy, and our seafood security. Dual citizen of US and Canada.
So why would something so obvious to true ocean conservation, our seafood security and blue economy have so many detractors in North America? As with many things emotions can trump sense! #aquaculture #salmon #foroceanssake
December 29, 2024 at 5:21 PM
So why would something so obvious to true ocean conservation, our seafood security and blue economy have so many detractors in North America? As with many things emotions can trump sense! #aquaculture #salmon #foroceanssake
December 22, 2024 at 10:56 PM
To my clients and colleagues in the Mississippi Delta: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! #aquaculture #vetmed #uscatfish
December 22, 2024 at 10:41 PM
To my clients and colleagues in the Mississippi Delta: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! #aquaculture #vetmed #uscatfish
Concerned about the peer-review process? It is severely broken. Here is what A.I. has to say on how we might go about fixing it. Your thoughts? #aquaculture #salmon
December 15, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Concerned about the peer-review process? It is severely broken. Here is what A.I. has to say on how we might go about fixing it. Your thoughts? #aquaculture #salmon
This month's Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association includes a special supplement on Veterinary Opthalmology has papers on ocular diseases from several animal species - including fish! These are Silver Moony's, popular aquarium fish. #vetmed #fishmedicine
December 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM
This month's Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association includes a special supplement on Veterinary Opthalmology has papers on ocular diseases from several animal species - including fish! These are Silver Moony's, popular aquarium fish. #vetmed #fishmedicine
Doing some volunteer aquaculture informational work in Key West. With a free morning, why not go on a dive to remind you what responsible aquaculture can protect? #aquaculture #salmon #lovetheoceans #foroceanssake
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Doing some volunteer aquaculture informational work in Key West. With a free morning, why not go on a dive to remind you what responsible aquaculture can protect? #aquaculture #salmon #lovetheoceans #foroceanssake
Anyone want to see what a veterinarian who practices fish medicine looks like? The American Association of Fish Veterinarians is almost 400 strong! Working to make fish healthy and happy! #aquaculture #salmon
December 11, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Anyone want to see what a veterinarian who practices fish medicine looks like? The American Association of Fish Veterinarians is almost 400 strong! Working to make fish healthy and happy! #aquaculture #salmon
No truer words. To be admired and protected, but also used (responsibly). #aquaculture #salmon #foroceanssake
December 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
No truer words. To be admired and protected, but also used (responsibly). #aquaculture #salmon #foroceanssake
Truth isn't obtained lightly. Be careful and demand non-superficial criteria. #aquaculture #salmon
December 9, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Truth isn't obtained lightly. Be careful and demand non-superficial criteria. #aquaculture #salmon
Ever wonder what independent scientists said about environmental impacts of salmon net pens in WA State? #aquaculture #salmon #science #foroceanssake
December 9, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Ever wonder what independent scientists said about environmental impacts of salmon net pens in WA State? #aquaculture #salmon #science #foroceanssake
A perspective on fish farming that is often glossed over. #aquaculture #salmon #science #vetmedicine
December 8, 2024 at 6:06 PM
A perspective on fish farming that is often glossed over. #aquaculture #salmon #science #vetmedicine
Farmed trout in Colorado. Yum! #aquaculture #salmon
December 1, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Farmed trout in Colorado. Yum! #aquaculture #salmon
No licensed fish health professional has been brought into discussions. NONE of the professional fish health organizations (which deal with both wild and cultured fish) are concerned about diseases from net pens endangering wild fish. Why? What is going on here? #aquaculture #salmon #foroceanssake
November 30, 2024 at 3:55 PM
No licensed fish health professional has been brought into discussions. NONE of the professional fish health organizations (which deal with both wild and cultured fish) are concerned about diseases from net pens endangering wild fish. Why? What is going on here? #aquaculture #salmon #foroceanssake
An extremely important concept if you are going to go beyond ideological activism to real aquatic ecosystem conservation. Relevant to many multivariate fields such as: medicine, nutrition and environmentalism. #aquaculture #science #salmon
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
An extremely important concept if you are going to go beyond ideological activism to real aquatic ecosystem conservation. Relevant to many multivariate fields such as: medicine, nutrition and environmentalism. #aquaculture #science #salmon
I wonder if Bluesky will be any different from "X"? #aquaculture #salmon
November 19, 2024 at 4:14 AM
I wonder if Bluesky will be any different from "X"? #aquaculture #salmon
The American Fisheries Society is the largest Society of wild fish conservation workers in North America. They think net pens are okay. Many work with net pens and stock enhancement fish from Alaska into California. #aquaculture #salmon
November 19, 2024 at 4:09 AM
The American Fisheries Society is the largest Society of wild fish conservation workers in North America. They think net pens are okay. Many work with net pens and stock enhancement fish from Alaska into California. #aquaculture #salmon
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Veterinarians are professional and licensed. We must -by law- follow the strict ethics and behavior laid down in Provincial and State Veterinary Practice Acts AND NOT our employers or affiliations. If we don't, we risk losing our livelihood. #aquaculture #salmon
November 19, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Veterinarians are professional and licensed. We must -by law- follow the strict ethics and behavior laid down in Provincial and State Veterinary Practice Acts AND NOT our employers or affiliations. If we don't, we risk losing our livelihood. #aquaculture #salmon
November 19, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Some previous posts brought over from "X". #aquaculture #salmon
November 19, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Some previous posts brought over from "X". #aquaculture #salmon
Might as well begin with the quotes by the Captain. This the essence of why we need to farm more fish. I dug these out of some coffee table books way back in the mid-ninties and they seem to have gotten circulated around! #aquaculture #salmon
November 18, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Might as well begin with the quotes by the Captain. This the essence of why we need to farm more fish. I dug these out of some coffee table books way back in the mid-ninties and they seem to have gotten circulated around! #aquaculture #salmon
Got blocked over at "X" because she couldn't take the flack against her deceitful crap. Let's see about here (although we know B.S. doesn't just stand for Bluesky)! #aquaculture #salmon
November 18, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Got blocked over at "X" because she couldn't take the flack against her deceitful crap. Let's see about here (although we know B.S. doesn't just stand for Bluesky)! #aquaculture #salmon
Welcome! This account will somewhat mirror my "X" account. This is my first Bluesky post and what I try and do. Very upset with all the B.S. that the anti-fish farming activists engage in. These "scientists" should be ashamed of themselves for such unscientific behavior. #aquaculture #salmon
November 18, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Welcome! This account will somewhat mirror my "X" account. This is my first Bluesky post and what I try and do. Very upset with all the B.S. that the anti-fish farming activists engage in. These "scientists" should be ashamed of themselves for such unscientific behavior. #aquaculture #salmon