Mystery disease hits fish in Susquehanna River

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wkok.info/news/news-news/mystery-disease-hits-fish-in-susquehanna-river/

Worth listening to... about 8-9 minutes long. Something new is going on in the "middle branch" of the river... not the black spots (melanosis).

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Interesting clip. Hope they can get to the bottom of this mystry sickness.

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Looks like the DEP won't list the Susquehanna yet...

stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2013/01/28/pa-dep-secretary-rejects-calls-for-greater-federal-protections-for-susquehanna-river/

"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has decided not to seek an “impaired” status for the Susquehanna River under the Clean Water Act, rejecting a plea from the state’s Fish and Boat Commissioner John Arway. Last April, Arway wrote a letter to DEP Secretary Michael Krancer, describing in detail increased incidents of “black-spotted” fish turning up in the river."

[galthatfishes]

Jan 29, 2013 15:03:31 GMT -5 @cl3 said:

Looks like the DEP won't list the Susquehanna yet...

stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2013/01/28/pa-dep-secretary-rejects-calls-for-greater-federal-protections-for-susquehanna-river/

"The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has decided not to seek an “impaired” status for the Susquehanna River under the Clean Water Act, rejecting a plea from the state’s Fish and Boat Commissioner John Arway. Last April, Arway wrote a letter to DEP Secretary Michael Krancer, describing in detail increased incidents of “black-spotted” fish turning up in the river."

Vicki Blazer did a good bit of research on intersexed bass (fish).