Ontario's VHS Management Zone and the Lake Simcoe Management Zone

To slow the spread of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) in Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources established a VHS Management Zone. In 2011, following the detection of VHS in Lake Simcoe, the MNR created a Lake Simcoe Management Zone.

Both the VHS Management Zone and the Lake Simcoe Management Zone are bounded by the provincial road network as shown on the map below.

Map showing the Lake Simcoe Management Zone (PDF, 410 kb)

Management actions that MNR has implemented in relation to the two management zones include

• education and awareness efforts for anglers
• restrictions on the movement of commercial baitfish and on the collection of and treatment of wild spawn for stocking

Please see Summary of Current Control Measures to Slow the Spread of VHS in Ontario for more details.

The area in pink shows the location of Ontario's VHS Management Zone.

High resolution PDF of Lake Simcoe Management Zone and VHS Management Zone (PDF, 582 kb)

revised December 2011

For a detailed map of the VHS Management Zone in your area, please contact your local MNR office.
 

For reporting fish die-offs, and general inquiries, please call:

Ministry of Natural Resources Information Centre at1-800-667-1940