Emergency prevention and response plan for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
National Park Service and Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. 2008. Emergency prevention and response plan for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia. National Park Service
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHSv) is a deadly fish virus that has been detected in lower Great Lakes’ freshwater fish, but has not yet been found in Lake Superior. The plan focuses on preventing contamination of the waters of the four units of the National Park System located in the Lake Superior basin and the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. Monitoring and detection methods for VHSv are discussed and a response framework is provided.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service; Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Date of Issue
- 2008-03-14
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- APIS , GRPO , ISRO , PIRO
- Keywords
- Fish, Lake Superior, Management Plan, Natural Resource Management, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHSv), virus