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Show Biologists check trout die off Investigations by Utah State Department of Fish and Game biologists continued this week into the causes of a trout die off in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Res-ervoir. A blue-green algae, which is toxic when decomposing, has been identified in the area of the fish kill. The algae identified identi-fied is known to cause extensive exten-sive fish die offs. It was also determined that fish examined were suffering from bacterial infection on the fins and gills. Investigations are continuing continu-ing to determine if either of these factors are the primary cause for the die off. |