A smallmouth bass with a massive tumor was pulled from Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River.
Following the catch, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission ordered lab testing to further investigate the state of the Susquehanna River. The lab found that the smallmouth bass’ tumor was indeed cancerous, a clear indicator that water pollution was adversely effecting the river’s inhabitants.
Not only is the water pollution a major environmental threat, it also puts Pennsylvania’s thriving fishing industry at risk.
“As we continue to study the river, we find young-of-year and now adult bass with sores, lesions and more recently a cancerous tumor, all of which continue to negatively impact population levels and recreational fishing,” said John Arway, the executive director of the commission.
