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If VHS is a Great Lakes issue, why restrict the use of inland bait fish?

April 26, 2017bait fish great lakes inland ISSUE Restrict VHS

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If VHS is a Great Lakes issue, why restrict the use of inland bait fish?

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VHS has been documented in Conesus Lake, an inland water; therefore VHS is not just a Great Lakes issue. There are two types of waters: waters with known VHS positive fish and waters where the disease status of fish is unknown. Inland bait fish use is restricted to reduce the risk of spreading fish that have an unknown disease states, i.e. uncertified bait fish.