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DNR Says Hatchery Fish Show No Sign Of Virus

Departments Require Testing For Virus

Posted: 10:24 pm CDT September 20, 2007

A state fish hatchery won approval to stock thousands of brown trout in Lake Michigan and its tributaries after meeting new requirements aimed at reducing the risk of spreading a deadly virus found in fish.

The Department of Natural Resources said no DNR-raised fish or hatchery water supply in Wisconsin tested positive for the virus. But the DNR and the state Agriculture Department still are requiring testing for the virus before fish from any DNR hatchery can be used for stocking.

The virus makes fish bleed to death but is not a threat to people, pets or wildlife. It was found early last May in fish from the Lake Winnebago system in east central Wisconsin.

Officials at the old Wild Rose hatchery gave these figures on brown trout stocking:

  • On Tuesday, there were 17,403 stocked in Kenosha Harbor and 13,000 in two Rivers Harbor.
  • Last Friday, there were 18,687 stocked in Kenosha, 13,384 in Two Rivers harbor and 9,890 in Kewaunee harbor.
  • On Sept. 13, there were 19,636 stocked near Pigeon River in Sheboygan County.
  • On Sept. 12, there were 21,020 stocked in Port Washington Harbor.

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