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Article: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
- Author:
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(Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) This threatened fish has been successfully reared at the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery in Nevada since 1967 as a part of coordinated efforts involving the hatchery, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and Nevada Division of Wildlife. This past winter, an outbreak of Furunculosis disease (caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida) struck the hatchery, causing the first major setback in meeting reintroduction goals since the program's inception. The hatchery discovered the outbreak in late November and experimented with several medications, with assistance from the Service's California/Nevada Fish Health Center, to control or kill the bacteria. ...
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