NY: Hundreds of fish dying in Canandaigua Lake of unknown cause

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Canandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of New York state's Finger Lakes,

Story highlights:

• Deaths occurring in multiples species and include larger specimens
• Fish have been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia, but that doesn't appear to be the cause
• Tests show lake's clarity, algae levels are within normal range
• Testing for Type E botulism was not done since symptoms did not indicate that possibility
• More testing is in progress

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130709/NEWS01/307050050/canandaigua-lake-dead-fish

Hundreds of fish die in Canandaigua Lake mystery
Jul. 9, 2013

Written by
Sarah Taddeo
Staff writer


CANANDAIGUA ? Hundreds of dead or dying fish have washed up on the shores of Canandaigua Lake, and it isn?t clear why.

The banks of the Finger Lake have resembled a fish graveyard for the last several weeks. Cleanup of the shoreline is ongoing, but so far the cause of the die-off remains a mystery to local and state authorities...