McLeod Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Whirling disease affecting fish confirmed in 6 more locations near Banff National ParkDisease first detected in Johnson Lake on Aug. 23Whirling disease which affects salmon and trout has been detected in six more locations near Banff National Park. Deadly whirling disease in fish has spread from Banff to Bow RiverOfficials have confirmed the deadly whirling disease, which affects fish, has been found at six more locations in waterways near Banff National Park.Posted to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website on Monday, the six latest locations include:Spray River upstream from the confluence of the Cascade River and Cascade Creek.Cascade Creek upstream from the confluence of the Cascade River and Cascade Creek.Carrot Creek upstream of the confluence of Cascade River and Cascade Creek.Bow River near Tunnel Mountain.Lower Cascade River upstream from the confluence of the Bow River and the Cascade River.Bow River downstream from the confluence of the Bow River and Carrot Creek.Whirling disease affects trout and salmon and can cause infected fish to swim in a whirling pattern and die prematurely.It was first detected in Johnson Lake on Aug. 23.Whirling disease in fish found in Banff lake a 1st in Canada, officials sayDeadly whirling disease in fish has spread from Banff to Bow RiverA note on the CFIA website reads "Additional detections of whirling disease from the ongoing sampling and testing do not mean the disease is spreading. Whirling disease may have been present for several years and the ongoing sampling will help determine the extent of the distribution and the most appropriate disease response." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougC Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Well, the latest update is out and sounds like really bad news... Anybody know what this facility is? and why wouldn't they name it? http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/aquatic-animals/diseases/reportable/whirling-disease/alberta-2016/eng/1473443992952/1473443993551 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowLurker Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Found this after some digging on the CFIA website... http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/aquatic-animals/diseases/reportable/2016/whirling-disease-2016-/eng/1473276924853/1473277495599 -M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I wonder if it is Allen's trout farm. Would explain some of the spirally swimming fish in Lake Sundance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I wonder if it is Allen's trout farm. Would explain some of the spirally swimming fish in Lake Sundance It's unlikely that it would, actually. Typically only juvenile fish are impacted by WD. The fish we've all seen behaving erratically are probably dealing with something else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Low/no oxygen in stocking truck was the first explanation. Brain injured fish are not the best fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Did you read that likely been here for several years (adjusts his tin foil hat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningChrome Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Did you read that likely been here for several years (adjusts his tin foil hat) May have been here for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbow Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Since it's in the Bow does that mean there's no doubt that it's well downstream of BNP at that point? Are any tests going on outside BNP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcubed Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Since it's in the Bow does that mean there's no doubt that it's well downstream of BNP at that point? Are any tests going on outside BNP? Pretty sure testing is ongoing throughout the drainage. A few whitefish from the TU Fish Rescue were taken for testing on Sunday. The word on the street is that the issue is that there are extremely limited laboratories that can do the testing, and the testing procedure takes ~a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 This location below from the CFIA update makes no sense whatsoever because Carrot Creek runs into Bow well downstream of Lk Minnewanka and Cascade River (which runs into Minnewanka). Cascade river never does run into Carrot Creek or vice versa. The Gov't geniuses should figure out what runs where before updating. Banff National Park – Carrot Creek (upstream from the confluence of the Cascade River and Carrot Creek) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLeod Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 In 2001 Arctic Char escaped into Lott Creek , a tributary of the Elbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I hear a Fish farm in Lacombe is positive. There was Arctic char in Sundance too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcubed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Ya the fish farm came out and said it was them (surprisingly) that tested positive http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/whirling-disease-experts-on-edge-1.3802699 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLeod Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 No doubt is has been around for many years Now what to do it the question ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 No doubt is has been around for many years Now what to do it the question ? The only thing us ordinary folks can do is continue being diligent with cleaning our gear every time we go out. Once WD gets in, it's hard if not impossible to get it out. The bright spot may be that once fish build up an immunity to it...the dramatic impacts don't become as devastating. I'm shocked the hatchery came forward. Sure hope those folks have some other form of income, because their business is going to be shut down for the foreseeable future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 So a positive from Lott Creek. Highly probable that Allen trout farm is positive. A number of the residential lakes have been stocked via Allen in the past. I wonder if they are positive as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcubed Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I'm a bit surprised that these hatcheries arent subject to testing on an annual basis (unless they are?). If it's in Lott, i think it's pretty apparent that it probably came from Allen itself. Even the fact that they had that creek on their testing regime (and prioritized it above fish within the Elbow, or Lower Bow) is telling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinhogdaddy Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I have been told that Allen's is tested every year as we stock their trout. FHD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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