Environmental officials on Delmarva are urging anglers to be cautious to prevent the spread of a fatal fish disease linked to a recent kill in Virginia.
The largemouth bass virus has been detected in recent years in both the Delaware and Maryland portions of the Nanticoke River, Delaware's largest bass fishery. It has not been implicated in any kills in either state and does not pose any risk to humans.
"It's a concern," said Delaware fisheries biologist Cathy Martin. "Largemouth bass is, of course, a big game fish with huge numbers of anglers. … We're always watching."
The virus was found in Delaware's portion of the Nanticoke most recently in 2006 and in Maryland's Marshyhope Creek, a tributary of the Nanticoke just over the state line, in 2007.
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