Impact ID | 8599 |
Impact Type | Disease/Parasite/Toxicity |
Study Type | Anecdotal |
Study Location | N/A |
Impact Description | In the spring and summer of 2006, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) was implicated as a cause of large die-offs of muskellunge in the Thousands Islands area of the St. Lawrence River and die-offs of muskellunge, northern pike (Esox lucius), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), walleye (Sander vitreus), and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Lakes St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario. |
Reference | 15846 |
Cost | |
Location | Great Lakes, USA |