New York Sea Grant is funding research by Cornell University to better understand the impact of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) on an economically and ecologically important sportfish, the muskellunge, in the St. Lawrence River. Dr. Rodman Getchell of the Cornell University Aquatic Animal Health Program will examine the interaction between VHSV and muskellunge fish population genetics to advance understanding of the relationship between VHSV virulence levels and the fish’s susceptibility to the disease. Project results will help managers and policymakers protect the $1.2...
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