Fish like this one have been dying in the thousands, amid an apparent outbreak of “ whirling disease.” Over Memorial Day Weekend, thousands of dead Atlantic menhaden —a 10-to-14-inch schooling fish — ...

Whirling disease is caused by the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis. It has become widespread in wild trout populations across the western United States over the past 25 years and sometimes causes ...

Fish infected with whirling disease, which is caused by a tiny, water-borne parasite called Myxobolus cerebralis, can have spinal deformities, black tails and a decreased ability to feed.

First detected in the United States in 1958, whirling disease is found in more than 20 states, including North Carolina and Georgia. Whirling disease can cause 90% or greater mortality of young ...

DWR does not stock known whirling disease positive fish," the DWR said in a press release. "Regrettably, DWR has had to euthanize 40,000 catchable trout to control whirling disease.

The department is working to reallocate fish to make up for the euthanized number and impact on local waterways. Whirling disease has been documented in 20 states, which includes Virginia.

Whirling disease is caused by a microscopic parasite and leads to skeletal deformities in fish from the trout and salmon family, according to the DWR. Humans cannot catch whirling disease, even if ...

The state Game and Fish Department announced Friday that while the disease was found in only low levels at the Rock Lake State Fish Hatchery in eastern New Mexico, the agency will euthanize about ...

SANTA ROSA, N.M. — New Mexico wildlife managers will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in rivers and streams around the state this spring after whirling disease was detected at a st… ...

Whirling disease has not been detected in a New Mexico hatchery since 2007. "The department will continue to investigate the source of this infection and will continue to perform routine fish ...

New Mexico wildlife managers will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in rivers and streams around the state this spring after whirling disease was detected at a state hatchery where some of the ...