Regional impacts of PKD outbreak: Yellowstone businesses suffering after officials close popular fishing river Details Discovered at: http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/08/22/yellowstone-businesses-suffering-a… Sites: IBIS AH Publish date: Mon 2016-Aug-22 Channel: Search engines Text (summary): It may be the height of fishing season in Yellowstone but local businesses are no longer booming. On Friday, local wildlife services closed down several areas along a 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River while biologists try to prevent the spread of a parasite believed to have killed tens of thousands of whitefish. The parasite causes fish to contract a fatal kidney disease and die. FWP spokeswoman Andrea Jones said the disease can have a mortality rate as high as 90 percent. The river ban isn’t just relegated to fishing—but rafting, kayaking tubing and other river activities have been banned, too. Now Yellowstone River-based businesses, like fly fishing outfitters and raft guides, that rely on summer tourists, are scrambling to deal with the potential ramifications of a months-long dry spell. “Everybody is kind of in shock right now, and it’s hard because we don’t have any answers,” Robin Trotter, owner of Yellowstone Raft Company, told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Locations Discovery Original language: English Original title: Yellowstone businesses suffering after officials close popular fishing river | Fox News Original text (summary): It may be the height of fishing season in Yellowstone but local businesses are no longer booming. On Friday, local wildlife services closed down several areas along a 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River while biologists try to prevent the spread of a parasite believed to have killed tens of thousands of whitefish. The parasite causes fish to contract a fatal kidney disease and die. FWP spokeswoman Andrea Jones said the disease can have a mortality rate as high as 90 percent. The river ban isn’t just relegated to fishing—but rafting, kayaking tubing and other river activities have been banned, too. Now Yellowstone River-based businesses, like fly fishing outfitters and raft guides, that rely on summer tourists, are scrambling to deal with the potential ramifications of a months-long dry spell. “Everybody is kind of in shock right now, and it’s hard because we don’t have any answers,” Robin Trotter, owner of Yellowstone Raft Company, told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Issues Issue(s) that this article relates to, if applicable. Issue Status Start PKD outbreak US: August 2016 – on-going emerging Workflow Status: Promoted
