Undated - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and fish pathologists from Michigan State University will make an expedition to ‘Superiror Maximus - the deepest part of Lake Superior - to investigate the emaciated siscowet lake trout.
The fish, nicknamed “zombies” because of their thin and undernourished bodies, have increased in number in deep waters, sparking concern and interest from the public and scientists alike. Lake trout in this zombie-like condition were discovered by a DNR fisheries research team during recent Lake Superior deepwater surveys. During the upcoming expedition, crew plan to investigate the possibility of a fish pathogen causing the highly emaciated appearance of these lake trout.
In recent years, DNR researchers have documented an increase in the number of siscowet in waters at the deepest parts of Lake Superior.
