This marks Florida's first confirmed case of Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD), a devastating condition that has plagued ...

New York State’s aging fish hatchery system will undergo a $100 million overhaul in the next few years, according to the ...

Whirling disease affects salmonid fish — such as cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, whitefish and salmon — native species that are found all across the province of B.C. The fish get infected by a tiny ...

OTTAWA - The Columbia River watershed in B.C. has been declared an infected area for whirling disease, a parasite that causes deformities in fish and has a high mortality rate.

An endangered fish found off the coast of Florida is exhibiting strange behavior, including "spinning and whirling." The government is mounting an emergency response.

"Whirling disease has the potential to decimate fish populations, with mortality rates up to 90 per cent in some cases," the agency said. As a precaution, Parks Canada closed all bodies of water ...

A debilitating parasite that causes a fatal disease in fish has been confirmed in British Columbia for the first time, four months after a suspected case in the Rockies caused several bodies of water ...

Emerald Lake and several nearby lakes in B.C.'s Yoho National Park, roughly 175 kilometres northwest of Calgary, were shuttered after a suspected case of whirling disease was found last September.

VANCOUVER – Parks Canada officials said they’re closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could “decimate” as much as 90 per cen ...