Signs announcing whirling disease being present in the fishery will soon be posted on the banks of Utah’s famed Green River, but wildlife officials say that may be the only indication anglers ever see of the often fatal trout malady.
"We don’t want people to have a negative conception for the Green because of this announcement," said Ryan Mosley, Flaming Gorge/Green River project leader for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). "The potential for fish to show clinical signs of the disease is minimal. The impact will be minimal." Local officials have not indicated that the disease has shown up in our area. Tests from the state’s Fisheries Experiment Station in Logan only showed DNA evidence of the whirling disease in a sample of rainbow trout taken from the Little Hole day-use area, seven miles downstream from Flaming Gorge Dam, last fall. There is no known health threat from whirling disease for people.
"We don’t want people to have a negative conception for the Green because of this announcement," said Ryan Mosley, Flaming Gorge/Green River project leader for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). "The potential for fish to show clinical signs of the disease is minimal. The impact will be minimal." Local officials have not indicated that the disease has shown up in our area. Tests from the state’s Fisheries Experiment Station in Logan only showed DNA evidence of the whirling disease in a sample of rainbow trout taken from the Little Hole day-use area, seven miles downstream from Flaming Gorge Dam, last fall. There is no known health threat from whirling disease for people.
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