Commercial fish farms loudly protested the proposal designed to contain fish-killing virus.
John Flesher / Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY -- Federal officials are taking another look at proposed rules designed to contain a fish-killing virus in the Great Lakes after critics said they were unreasonable and could force some fish farmers out of business.
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the rules last month. They require testing and inspections of farm-raised and bait species susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS. The virus has caused a number of large fish kills but doesn't harm people. (More)
Source: The Detroit News
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