The River Derwent looks beautiful, but it is one of the worst polluted waterways in the world.
AUSTRALIA’S BEST BREAM ESTUARY IS ALSO THE MOST POLLUTED
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ROD HOLDEN explains how this great estuary needs love and help.
he River Derwent…one of Tasmania’s best Bream estuaries…can we fix it? Look out over the River Derwent, from almost anywhere in the estuary, and you’d easily believe this stunning river, with its mountain backdrop, is a picture of health and a great spot to catch a feed of fish. You’d be wrong in spades and in fact, the Derwent estuary is documented as one of the worst polluted waterways in the world! If you’re a local, you’ll know the official advice is…DO NOT eat the shellfish or Bream at all and limit consumption of ALL other fish from the Derwent to twice each week. If you’re breastfeeding, pregnant, planning to get pregnant, 6 years old or younger eat fish from the Derwent only once each week.
How did we get to this tragic point? The simple answer is we’ve treated the Derwent as a dumping ground since the first fleet arrived. A brief history of white settlement in Hobart shows how it all started. Fishing News - Page 10
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