As the global human population continues to increase and become more industrialized, the
need for safe, secure, and sustainable protein production is critical. One sector of particular …

Wild Pacific salmonids (WPS) are economically and culturally important to the Pacific North
region. Most recently, some populations of WPS have been in decline. Of hypothesized …

Human translocations of non‐native aquatic species are a global conservation challenge.
Aquarists and anglers are two hobbyist groups whose practices are particularly likely to …

Despite the growing emphasis on aquatic disease monitoring via environmental DNA
(eDNA) in water samples, detecting low concentrations of viruses in aquatic environments …

The farming of baitfish, fish used by anglers to catch predatory species, is of economic and
ecological importance in North America. Baitfish, including the fathead minnow (Pimephales …

Although viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is known to affect at least 28 species of
Great Lakes fish, round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) appear to be particularly …

Vector or reservoir species of five fish diseases listed in the Animal Health Law were
identified, based on evidence generated through an extensive literature review (ELR), to …

Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) Genotype IVb has been isolated from
amphipods belonging to the genus Diporeia, but it has yet to be established whether …

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus genotype IVb (VHSV IVb) has caused major, sporadic
fish die-offs in the Laurentian Great Lakes region of North America since 2005. Presently …

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is a most serious systemic finfish virus that is
transported through at least 50 species of freshwater and marine host located in the northern …