September 13, 2007

Contagious disease at Kent fishery sparks alarm in UK
 

England's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has advised all Kent Fisheries that a serious fish disease has just been discovered at Eureka Fishery on Eureka Business Park.

The disease, known as Koi Herpesvirus, is highly contagious and affects all carp varieties. It can result in high rates of fish mortality.

To help prevent any spread of this disease to other fisheries all keep nets, landing nets and unhooking mats should be thoroughly dried after use.

Chemical net dips have been installed at Surrenden, which must be used to protect the fishery and notices have been put up at Singleton Lake to warn anglers.

Symptoms of the disease include bleeding from the gills, white patches or sunken eyes.