date:May 22, 2014
ey were testing for mercury levels.
He said fishermen may not be happy with the situation, but there is broad support in the fishing community for a long-term, limited acreage closure downriver from the old chemical plant.
I think a lot of fishermen agree its a good thing to do, Mike Dassatt said.
But many fishermen think something else should be done, too, he added. The contaminated soils and sediments should not be left indefinitely to continue leaching pollution into the river, he said.
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