LMBV found in Pocomoke River bass

Largemouth Bass Virus has been found in several waterways across the state, but prior to this year, the virus had never been documented in the Pocomoke River. In a recently released report, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that of 10 bass sampled from the Pocomoke River, six tested positive for the virus.

"We hadn't tested for it yet in the Pocomoke River, so over the past year we took some samples, and six of the 10 individual fish we sampled had Largemouth Bass Virus (LMBV)," said Joseph Love, the tidal bass manager for Maryland's Department of Natural Resources. "It's ...