Fish health sampling in 2024 found that an overwhelming majority of trout from rivers in the upper Missouri River Basin are healthy, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). Fish health sampling was part of the field work for … Continued
A hepatitis B-like virus has been found for the first time in fish. A team of USGS researchers found the virus in white sucker from the Great Lakes Region using gene-sequencing technologies. How the recently discovered hepatitis B-like virus is … Continued
Following confirmation of whirling disease in rainbow trout from the Watauga River in North Carolina, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are concerned about potential significant impacts the disease may have on other trout populations, in particular native brook … Continued
Approximately 570,000 rainbow trout will be stocked in waters across New Jersey for the spring trout season. As many as 180,000 rainbows will be stocked by the time the season kicks off April 4. In the coming months, the DEP’s … Continued
Biologists are investigating a fish kill in Kentucky’s Cave Run Lake which affected thousands of white bass. Dr. Bob Durborow, aquaculture extension specialist at Kentucky State University, said the white bass he examined had bacterial infections which contributed to their … Continued