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Lake Erie prohibitions
alledan
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REYNOLDSBURG -- If you fish in Lake Erie, be careful where you take your catch. The Ohio Department of Agriculture has announced new rules that say you can't take 36 kinds of fish out of northern Ohio.
The state is trying to contain an outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, which has killed fish in several of the Great Lakes. It is not harmful to humans. Ohio's ban prohibits intrastate distribution of VHS-susceptible fish or eggs, excluding channel catfish, out of the area in Ohio north of U.S. Highway 6 from the Indiana border to the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and Interstate 90 near Fremont, continuing on I-90 to the Pennsylvania border. It also includes the Sandusky River south of U.S. Highway 6 to the Ballville Dam.
Investigators with the Department of Agriculture have determined that the disease is not present in the lower three-fourths of the state. The new rules are meant to keep the disease out, and protect farmers who raise fish. "Aquaculture is a thriving business in Ohio, and this specific proclamation will address the problem directly, by containing movement where it is necessary and allowing the rest of the state to carry on its day-to-day operations," said Agriculture Director Robert Boggs. "We will continue to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work on the issue of [restrictions that cross state lines.]"
VHS was introduced into the wild fish population by an invasive species. VHS-susceptible fish include:
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)
Brown Bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Burbot (Lota lota)
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Haddock (Gadus aeglefinus)
Herring (Clupea spp)
Japanese Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Pink Salmon (Onchorhynchus gorbuscha)
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Redhorse Sucker (Moxostoma spp)
Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
Rockling (Onos mustelus)
Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Sprat (Sprattus spp)
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
Walleye (Sander vitreus)
White Bass (Morone chrysops)
White Perch (Morone Americana)
Whitefish (Coregonus spp)
Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
The prohibition, effective today for a period of one year, does not apply to live fish or eggs removed directly from production facilities that have tested negative for VHS. It also excludes live fish or eggs that are being transported for use by research scientists in closed research facilities with diagnostic laboratories.
On the Web:
Ohio Department of Agriculture: www.ohioagriculture.gov
The state is trying to contain an outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, which has killed fish in several of the Great Lakes. It is not harmful to humans. Ohio's ban prohibits intrastate distribution of VHS-susceptible fish or eggs, excluding channel catfish, out of the area in Ohio north of U.S. Highway 6 from the Indiana border to the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and Interstate 90 near Fremont, continuing on I-90 to the Pennsylvania border. It also includes the Sandusky River south of U.S. Highway 6 to the Ballville Dam.
Investigators with the Department of Agriculture have determined that the disease is not present in the lower three-fourths of the state. The new rules are meant to keep the disease out, and protect farmers who raise fish. "Aquaculture is a thriving business in Ohio, and this specific proclamation will address the problem directly, by containing movement where it is necessary and allowing the rest of the state to carry on its day-to-day operations," said Agriculture Director Robert Boggs. "We will continue to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work on the issue of [restrictions that cross state lines.]"
VHS was introduced into the wild fish population by an invasive species. VHS-susceptible fish include:
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)
Brown Bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Burbot (Lota lota)
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Haddock (Gadus aeglefinus)
Herring (Clupea spp)
Japanese Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Pink Salmon (Onchorhynchus gorbuscha)
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Redhorse Sucker (Moxostoma spp)
Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
Rockling (Onos mustelus)
Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Sprat (Sprattus spp)
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
Walleye (Sander vitreus)
White Bass (Morone chrysops)
White Perch (Morone Americana)
Whitefish (Coregonus spp)
Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
The prohibition, effective today for a period of one year, does not apply to live fish or eggs removed directly from production facilities that have tested negative for VHS. It also excludes live fish or eggs that are being transported for use by research scientists in closed research facilities with diagnostic laboratories.
On the Web:
Ohio Department of Agriculture: www.ohioagriculture.gov