CFIA declares Bow River infected with whirling disease
ALBERTA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has declared the Bow River watershed infected with whirling disease.
The announcement covers all streams, creeks, lakes and rivers that feed into the Bow River. The affected zone ends where the Bow River merges into the South Saskatchewan River, near Bow Island.
In a news release, the government said there are currently no plans to make changes that will affect fishing in the Bow River.
In Alberta, rainbow, westslope cutthroat and brook trout, as well as mountain whitefish are most susceptible to the disease.