We have found a couple of similar situations over the years at other lakes in which:

(1) Wildlife officials suspect a carp-specific virus or disease is to blame because no other species of dead fish have washed up on shore.

(2) State officials insist that the 800 dead carp counted on Conneaut Lake is a consequence of spawning stress -- a natural phenomenon -- and is unrelated to the herbicide applied to control weeds there.