Florida Faces Fish Cataract Mystery
UPI Wire
Post Chronicle
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Fort Myers, Florida (US):
Marine scientists in Florida say cataracts first noticed in redfish at the state fish hatchery on Tampa Bay have been discovered in wild fish.
Recent samplings at several locations have yielded fish with cataracts -- a clouding of the eye's lens that causes loss of vision, the Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press reported Monday.
The scientists are not sure how widespread the problem might be since screening for cataracts is not a part of normal fish-health examinations in hatchery-raised or wild fish. The researchers also told the newspaper they don't know how long the vision problems have existed, what is causing the cataracts, and how a loss of vision might affect a fish's ability to catch food or evade predators.
Mar 06, 2006
UPI Wire
Post Chronicle
__________
Fort Myers, Florida (US):
Marine scientists in Florida say cataracts first noticed in redfish at the state fish hatchery on Tampa Bay have been discovered in wild fish.
Recent samplings at several locations have yielded fish with cataracts -- a clouding of the eye's lens that causes loss of vision, the Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press reported Monday.
The scientists are not sure how widespread the problem might be since screening for cataracts is not a part of normal fish-health examinations in hatchery-raised or wild fish. The researchers also told the newspaper they don't know how long the vision problems have existed, what is causing the cataracts, and how a loss of vision might affect a fish's ability to catch food or evade predators.
Mar 06, 2006
