Hugh Mitchell, MS, DVM is a veterinarian/biologist who has been working with fish diseases and fish vaccines in the field for over 30 years. He has consulted for fish hatcheries and farmers around the globe on a wide variety of fish health issues, including: “better people management for better fish health”.
He pioneered vaccination mass-application injection techniques in North America in the late eighties. He has managed R&D, Technical Services, and Sales and Marketing Departments with two leading international fish vaccine companies.
He has served on several professional and government committees working for increased access to fish health tools by fish farmers and stock enhancement facilities.
He specializes in using and analyzing vaccines in the field under production conditions and will work with clients to ensure the most cost-effective vaccine solution. He is also an ardent advocate/activist of fish culture for sustainable seafood – both wild stock enhancement and private aquaculture.
He is a lecturer on aquaculture medicine and fish vaccines at AQUAMED, a continuing education summer course for veterinarians and veterinary students out of Louisiana State University.
Hugh is a co-founder of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians. He also co-founded the Aquatic Medicine Committee of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
He has a strong background in statistics and experimental design and a penchant for epidemiology (study of the movement of disease through populations) and clinical trials in production settings.
