WAVMA has been able to organise aquatic veterinary educational programs or streams at the WVA Congress since 2005 and an aquatics stream at the WSAVA Congress since 2015. Through these affiliations, WAVMA has been able to build bridges with numerous veterinary and non-veterinary organisations around the world, including OIE and FAO.

WAVMA has promoted aquatic veterinary medicine within our profession but also to those outside the profession. As an organisation with global reach, it is important that we continue to be the conduit of shared knowledge to improve, promote and expand aquatic veterinary medicine.

WAVMA is an altruistic organisation prepared to share and build resources for the benefit of the aquatic veterinary community globally.

BVSc (UP) MSc- Vet Sci (UP) CertAqV (WAVMA) | President WAVMA | Clinician: African Aquatic Veterinary Services | Extra-ordinary lecturer: Aquatic Health Unit, Dept. Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, UPHealth portfolio: Tilapia Aquaculture Association of SA (TAASA)

A. David Scarfe, PhD, DVM, MRSSAf, CertAqV, is an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, Faculty off Veterinary Sciences (S. Africa), the Associate Director of the International Aquatic Veterinary Biosecurity Consortium, Faculty off Veterinary Medicine at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (Germany), the CEO of the Aquatic Veterinary Associates International (USA), and the Administrator/Coordinator of the International Partnership for Aquatic Veterinary Education (USA).

Born on 6/6/1949 and raised in NYC, Dr. Tepper graduated from York College of CUNY in 1971. He then went to Europe to study veterinary medicine, graduating with honors from the University de Liege in Brussels, Belgium in 1976.

BSc (UFS), BVSc MMedVet, PhD (Pretoria) University of Pretoria. Senior Lecturer VPH, HOD: Para clinical Sciences.  Nenene holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Free State, BVSc and MMedVet specialist degree in Veterinary Public Health from the University of Pretoria. In 2018, Nenene was awarded a PhD by the University of Pretoria.

Ph.D – University of the Free State (Aquatic Animal Parasitology). Directorate Aquaculture Research and Development, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Also affiliated to the Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Department, University of the Western Cape. Currently National World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH – formerly OIE) Aquatic Focal point Commission member of the WOAH Aquatic Animals Health Standards Commission (Second term 2021-2023)

Undergraduate BVSc student (4th year ), Faculty of Veterinary Science, UP Chair Onderstepoort Aquatic Club (OPAC)

Gareth Bath had had wide experience of most aspects of sheep and goat health and production since 1970 and has published extensively in scientific journals and other scientific publications including several books and chapters in books. He has delivered over 100 scientific addresses and over 20 papers at international conferences.

B.V.M, MSc. Aquaculture, Ph.D Aquaculture AFFILIATIONS: Fisheries & Aquaculture Trade and Investment Expert, AU-IBAR; World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (current Director-at-Large, Africa & the Middle East Region and Member of the Education and Students Committee); World Aquaculture Society (current Director for Eastern Africa, African Chapter) ;

PhD Entomology (UP), Mtech Degree Veterinary Technology (TUT), Btech Degree Veterinary Technology (TUT), National Diploma Veterinary Technology (TUT)

Dr Johan Steyl qualified as a veterinarian in 2001 and registered with the South African Veterinary Council. He worked in a mixed animal practice before returning to the University of Pretoria in 2002 to further his studies. Dr Steyl obtained his MSc degree, with distinction, in 2012.

Dale Parrish qualified at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort, South Africa, in 1989 and worked in private practice from 1990 until 1994. She then joined MSD Animal Health responsible for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dale joined V-Tech in 2011 and has nearly 30 years experience in Animal Health. She obtained her Masters in Business Administration in 2018.