By Cindy Snyder, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho
When it comes to spreading viral diseases, fish
managers would rather be safe than sorry. That's why
Idaho Department of Fish and Game employees destroyed
over 500,000 coho salmon fry that had were believed to
be exposed to the North American strain of VHS.
Joe Chapman has been managing the state hatchery at
Hagerman for five years and he's never had to destroy
that many fish before. But after learning that the
eggs had been potentially exposed to the virus while
being incubated at a Washington state fish hatchery,
the decision was made to destroy the 1-inch fry.
For more, see
http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2000/02/02082000/salmonkill_9835.asp
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- shireen
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Shireen Gonzaga
Baltimore, MD
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