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40,000 trout in Virginia euthanized to prevent spread of fish pandemic

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40,000 trout in Virginia euthanized to prevent spread of fish pandemic

MARION, Va. – Officials had to euthanize 40,000 trout in Virginia to prevent the spread of whirling disease, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced Thursday. Whirling disease is caused by a microscopic parasite and leads to skeletal deformities in fish from the trout and salmon family, according to the DWR. Humans cannot catch whirling … Read more

I caught a fish with ‘trout pout’ — people say it looks like the Kardashians

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I caught a fish with ‘trout pout’ — people say it looks like the Kardashians

A deep sea fisherman from Russia has discovered a bizarre sea creature with a bloated, puffy mouth that hooked fans swear looks like botched lip fillers. Roman Fedortsov, from Murmansk, said he caught the fish while on his commercial boat in the Norwegian and Barents seas. He typically lures cod, haddock and mackerel to sell, … Read more