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Article: Disease is found in perch; Lake Michigan finding raises alarm for fishery
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 14, 2008
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The deadly fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been
found in Lake Michigan yellow perch, heightening concerns about the
plight of the popular native fish and the vulnerability of the
Wisconsin sport fishery in general.
"It's not good news, but it's not unexpected," said Randy
Schumacher, regional fisheries supervisor in Milwaukee for the
Department of Natural Resources. "The real priority now is keeping
the virus from getting transferred to inland lakes."
The finding comes a week after VHS was detected in round gobies
found dead on beaches in South Milwaukee, the first such finding in
southern Lake Michigan. Another in a string of invasive species and
diseases transferred into the ...
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