About the Colorado Fish Health Board
The Colorado Fish Health Board (FHB) initiates or reviews every rule pertaining to the regulation of fish health, the spread of aquatic disease, or the distribution of any exotic aquatic species.
The FHB is a statutory board established within Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) by House Bill 91-1270 (FHB Title 33-5.5-101, 102), signed into law June 7, 1991 by Governor Roy Romer and consists of (5) members and has the responsibility of recommending or denying approval of all
Chapter P-8 Aquatic Nuisance Species regulations,
CPW Aquatic definitions,
CPW Chapter 0 General Provisions (aquatic release, importation, transportation, allowable species, disease management), and
CPW Chapter 1 Fishing regulations (baitfish) rules to the CPW Commission.
Upcoming Meetings
Next meeting: March 6, 2023 9:00 AM
Special Meeting - Review and recommendation of Trout Unlimited's Trout in the Classroom fish pathogen testing exemption request
Location: Virtual option only, no in-person meeting
Agenda and Zoom call instructions
To obtain meeting minutes, please contact: delana.friedrich@state.co.us.
Remaining Meeting Dates for 2023 (Locations to be determined):
- April 10, 2023
- June 12, 2023
- August 14, 2023
- October 16, 2023
- December 11, 2023
All meetings are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and are open to the public
Fish Health Board Members
Josh HomerJosh is a Supervisory Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Mountain-Prairie Region Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program and is the Project Leader at Leadville National Fish Hatchery.
Jeremy Liley
The Fish Health Board Chair, and owner and senior aquatic biologist of Liley Fisheries, Inc. Liley Fisheries owns and operates two trout production facilities in Colorado and Nebraska and provides fish stocking and aquatic management services to clients in Colorado, Wyoming and Texas.
Kendra Holmes
Throughout her career, Kendra has promoted the protection of Colorado’s natural resources with a focus on water and aquatic management. Kendra isthe Colorado Aquaculture Association board President since 2012 and is the Fish Health Board Private Sector representative.
April Kraft
The Senior Fish Pathologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife's (CPW) Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory, April is also the CPW representative to the Fish Health board.
Wayne East
The agricultural Wildlife Liaison with the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Wayne represents the CDA on the Fish Health Board, and the Colorado Aquaculture Board.
