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Why fish consumption advisories in Great Lakes states carry their own risks

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For Indigenous nations, contamination could pose disproportionate health burdens. Ojibwe tribes have long resisted federal and state efforts to restrict their access to fish. Researchers link the loss of traditional foods to nutritional health risks for Indigenous people. Great Lakes region residents consume more than twice the fish as the average American.

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Why fish consumption advisories in Great Lakes states carry their own risks

Commercial fisher Bryan Bainbridge can net several thousand pounds of whitefish or herring from Lake Superior during a successful run, but his greatest gratification comes when he returns to the dock.

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