Finding of VHS in gobies in Milwaukee and update on VHS in Wisconsin

June 08, 2008 05:39 PM Filed in: VHS | Great Lakes | Wisconsin
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I wanted to alert you to our recent finding of VHS in round gobies in Lake Michigan waters around Milwaukee.  This is not a new water as we had previously found VHS in whitefish, smallmouth bass and brown trout in Lake Michigan, but those findings were in our northern waters.  The finding of VHS in the Milwaukee area puts the disease much closer to Illinois and Indiana and (via the Chicago ship canal) the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.  I've attached a copy of a press release on this finding that will come out this morning. 
 
Also, Wisconsin has finalized our regulations relating to VHS covering anglers, boaters, bait harvesters, and others moving live fish into and out of public waters.  Details on these and other information on VHS in Wisconsin can be found on our website:
 
  http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/vhs/
 
If you have any questions on this information, please let me know.  
 
Michael D. Staggs Bureau of Fisheries Management PO Box 7921, 101 S. Webster Madison, WI   53707-7921 (608) 267-0796 (608) 266-2244 (FAX) mike.staggs@wisconsin.gov