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Deadly fish virus in state; Kills in Lake Winnebago system may be just start
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A deadly virus responsible for massive fish kills in the eastern
Great Lakes has now killed fish in Wisconsin.
The presence of the virus in the Lake Winnebago system of lakes
on the Fox River surprised state natural resources officials. Its
unchecked spread throughout Wisconsin waterways threatens the
state's $2.3 billion sport fishing industry, which supports more
than 26,000 jobs.
The virus can kill dozens of fish species in the chain of lakes,
even threatening the population of ancient sturgeon that thrive
there, said Sue Marcquenski, fish health specialist with the state
Department of ...
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Deadly fish; virus; in state; Kills in Lake Winnebago system may be just start
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; ...sheepshead in Lake Winnebago and Little...water of the Lake Winnebago system of lakes along...state. The Lake Winnebago system supports...virus in the Winnebago system first," she...separating Lake Winnebago from Little...have been in ...
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Winnebago system offers wealth of water
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; ...the shores of Lake Winnebago. That may explain...blood, and the Lake Winnebago system is a great place...weekend proved Lake Winnebago offers many...emptied into Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh...we decided Lake Winnebago's 137,000 acres...main basin of ...
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Deadly fish virus under control so far
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
; ...first time in the state in Lake Winnebago. The hemorrhagic septicemia...month in fish from the Lake Winnebago system in east central Wisconsin...found the virus in fish in Lake Michigan. "As of today...officials discovered VHS in Lake Winnebago, the DNR has ...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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DNR RULE EXPANSION FALLS SHORT.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; ...septicemia (VHS) from the Lake Winnebago system. The expansion of the rules...River system to only the Lake Winnebago system, failed to expand the preventive...VHS was carried into the Lake Winnebago system, being confirmed first in...
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BOB RIEPENHOFF; Plans drawn up to fight fish virus
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; The news from Lake Winnebago this week was...discovered in the Lake Winnebago system. Former Department...apparently in Lake Winnebago. While few...sustaining lake sturgeon population...infection in the Winnebago system was a surprise...spreading from the ...
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Let's keep fish virus rules, DNR says
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...mysteriously popped up in Lake Winnebago this spring. Nobody knows...was first discovered in Lake Ontario in 2005. It does...state waters somewhere in Lake Michigan after it turned...and surfaced first in the Lake Winnebago system. A likely explanation is...freshwater drum ...
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Winnebago packed and ready to go
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...ready to go Schaefer says lake has something for everyone...and across the Midwest, Lake Winnebago is the place to be, and...Sentinel Sports Show. "Lake Winnebago is one of the only systems...not in its prime, the Lake Winnebago system, which includes lakes...different ...
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PAUL A. SMITH A random sampling <> Assessment helps group understand Winnebago system
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...veil of steam that rises from the warm waters of Lake Winnebago. It's another day of work on the lake for the 53-foot trawler and its crew, another opportunity to gain understanding of Lake Winnebago, one of North America's most unique fisheries...trawling location in the southern basin of ...
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WILDLIFE OFFICIALS RACE TO CONTAIN FISH VIRUS.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; ...moving live fish off the Lake Winnebago system. The new rule expands an...was set to consider the Lake Winnebago system rule at an emergency meeting...Butte des Morts, part of the Lake Winnebago system, tested positive for the...
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SURGIN' STURGEON
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...season ahead, fish in Lake Winnebago system could number up...thriving in and around Lake Winnebago. No place else in...population in the Lake Winnebago system -- which includes...the 138,000-acre Lake Winnebago, except every fifth...
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