Tennessee Confirms Whirling Disease Found in Watauga & South Holston Tailwaters
by TBC Press on 02/19/18Whirling disease was recently discovered by biologists during their annual trout population monitoring in the South Holston and Watauga tailwaters. The discovery is the first known occurrence of this disease in Tennessee. Whirling disease, a condition caused by a non-native microscopic parasite, affects fish in the trout and salmon family, including ... READ MORE
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