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#1 Feb-10-16 9:24PM
- Ernie
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- From: Ashburn VA
- Registered: Feb-03-06
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This just in....what?
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — For the first time ever, a very popular local fish is on the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment's "Do Not Eat" list. Recent testing in the Potomac River has found extremely elevated levels of PCBs in rockfish.
Rockfish, also known as stripers or striped bass, are an important part of our economy. It's a very popular fish for recreational and commercial fisherman. But D.C. now says you shouldn't eat it.
Coming up at 5:45 on ABC7 News, we'll show you the results and compare them to recent testing done in neighboring states.
Time to go fishin' again!
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#2 Feb-10-16 10:17PM
- T.
- Patagonian Toothfish
- Registered: Sep-30-09
- Posts: 948
Re: This just in....what?
Saw this on their site too.
The fish aren't safe too eat as it is, but no problem for Dominion to dump more junk in the water. SMH :-\
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#3 Feb-11-16 1:08PM
- AndrewDo124
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Alexandria
- Registered: May-27-08
- Posts: 990
Re: This just in....what?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Whats confusing to me is...catfish have been removed from the list.
http://wtop.com/dc/2016/02/d-c-bans-eat … ts-waters/
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#4 Feb-11-16 1:53PM
- firemunkee
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- From: Ashburn, VA
- Registered: May-23-13
- Posts: 1766
Re: This just in....what?
I don't eat striper very often, but this is sad news. Not just that it is advised not to eat rock fish, but also because it shows how bad our waters are.
Together we'll fight the long defeat.
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