In 2005 in the Northeast it was reported that a deadly fish virus found in one of the Great Lakes and the lake that had the virus was Lake Superior and was reported by Cornell researchers. Now there have been reports that the virus has now reached all of the great lakes. The VHSV (viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus) is said that it does not pose as a threat to humans, but it does in fact affect the fishes in the water in the lakes. The virus causes fatal anemia and hemorrhaging to the fish and many other fish species. The virus has been found in 28 different freshwater fish species in the great lakes watershed. With this virus that is spreading it has created an epidemic in the Great Lakes and New York’s sport-fishing industry.
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Do you think that this virus will affect our fish over here in Alaska?
1 Response to “Fish Virus In Great Lakes”
Oh my gosh, wow I can’t believe this is happening to the fish in the Great Lakes. Well I researched more information about this article and in this article http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-29-virus-fish_N.htm I found out that this virus was also found in the Niagara River and an inland lake in New York, I also read that Michigan been trying to contain the virus by closing hatcheries that produce three important sport fish — walleye, northern pike and muskellunge, and United States and Canada are restricting the transporting of fish, live bait, and telling boaters to wash their boats when moving them between lakes. I hate a question though, do you know what will happen to humans if they eat fish with the virus? How many type of fish did it kill since 2005?