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Thousands of dead round gobies washed ashore in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The DNR is blaming the fish kill on VHS. This is the first time viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been found in the southern basin of Lake Michigan. Now, there is concern that the disease could spread via the Chicago Sanitary Canal to the Mississippi River.
June 6, 2008 1:17 PM | Category: Invasive Species