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Article: Fighting a fish killer; DNR to instill new rules to combat virus believed to be in Lake Michigan
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 2, 2007
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With state officials almost certain that a deadly fish virus is
now lurking in the waters of Lake Michigan, a state agency is
expected to approve emergency regulations Wednesday to control the
spread of the disease.
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia was found in the eastern Great Lakes
in 2005, but in January it was discovered only 15 miles east of the
Mackinac Bridge in Lake Huron.
State Department of Natural Resources regulations are expected to
go into effect by the end of the week and will affect boaters,
anglers and the commercial bait industry.
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia is distinctive for its ability to
infect many species, and it kills the fish by causing them to bleed
to death, said ...