| flavobacterium columnare: an important contributing factor to fish die-offs in southern lakes of saskatchewan, canada. | during june and july 2012, buffalo pound lake and blackstrap lake in saskatchewan, canada were visited biweekly and surveyed for sick and dying fish. during this investigation, 2 fish kills were identified. buffalo pound experienced a large die-off of yellow perch (perca flavascens) in june, while blackstrap experienced a die-off of lake whitefish (coregonus clupeaformis) in july. in excess of 50 fish were examined for gross lesions at each lake, and dead and moribund fish consistently had 1 or ... | 2014 | 25274742 |