該雜志由AFS在協會魚類健康部門的指導下出版，為關注水生生物健康的國際科學家和文化工作者提供服務。它載有關于海洋和淡水生物，特別是魚類和貝類的疾病的原因、影響、治療和預防的研究論文。此外，它包含的論文描述了對魚類健康的生化和生理調查，涉及評估環境和致病特性的影響。有印刷和電子兩種格式。

Published by AFS under the guidance of the Society's Fish Health Section, the journal serves the international community of scientists and culturists concerned with the health of aquatic organisms. It carries research papers on the causes, effects, treatments, and prevention of diseases of marine and freshwater organisms, particularly fish and shellfish. In addition, it contains papers that describe biochemical and physiological investigations into fish health that relate to assessing the impacts of both environmental and pathogenic features. Available in print and electronic formats.