A correction has been made to our Monday news report that stated that whirling disease had been found at the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery. NO whirling disease has been found in fish at the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery. The news release from the Division of Wildlife Resources stated that fish in Jones Hole Creek have tested positive to whirling disease, including adjacent to the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery. Hatchery manager Travis Anderson shared that “fortunately, the fish hatchery does not receive any of its water from the creek, which has helped decrease the spread of whirling disease to the fish in the facility. The water for the hatchery is piped underground from nearby springs.” When the hatchery was first notified of the positive whirling disease results, a fish barrier was installed at the downstream end of the flood bypass channel to help prevent potential whirling disease positive fish from moving upstream to the bypass channel. For more information, visit www.wildlife.utah.gov.
Link to Original DWR News Release: https://wildlife.utah.gov/
