June 17–28, 2024

Gainesville, FL

Conducted in Hybrid Format

Please Note: Course will not be held on June 19th (Juneteenth) and that a makeup day will instead be held on June 22nd.

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Tentative Course Topics

Below are a list of possible topics covered at the SeaVet Clinical Training Course.

  • Environments-Water and air Quality, design
  • Cetaceans
    • Anatomy
    • Behavior
    • Medicine
    • Wild Dolphin Conservation
  • Fish
    • Fish Medicine
    • Elasmobranchs
    • Management
  • Sea Turtles
    • Medicine
    • Anatomy/Necropsy
  • Manatees
    • Pathology
    • Anatomy
    • Behavior
    • Medicine
  • Aquatic Birds
  • Amphibians
  • Invertebrates
  • Corals
  • Pinnipeds including walrus
  • Otters
  • Welfare
  • Techniques
    • Cytology
    • Hematology
    • Anesthesia
    • Phage Therapy and Antibiotic Resistance
    • Management
    • Ophthalmology
    • Stranding
    • Health Assessments
    • Diet Considerations
    • Zoonotic Disease
    • Infectious Disease
    • Entanglement
    • Radiology
  • Lunchtime virtual tours of some facilities
  • Options for additional lectures
Sea Turtle Lecture at Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Sea Turtle Lecture at Clearwater Marine Aquarium


We look forward to still having a great SeaVet course and hope you will join us!



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