STEER CLEAR OF DEAD FISH

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President of the All Tobago Fisherfolk Association is joining the voices urging persons against consuming, purchasing or selling the dead fish from the South Oropouche river.   He says they may be seriously contaminated and can be a critical hazard to health....   More from Nicole M Romany

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00:00Speaking with TV6 via telephone, the association head stressed that this type of occurrence could be very dangerous.

00:08Head of the Sustainable Climate Resilience Initiative, Edward Moody, told The Express.

00:14He suspects that an industrial chemical poisonous substance dumped in the river caused the demise of the fish.

00:21Today, Curtis Douglas of the All Fisher Folk Association raises similar concerns.

00:27In fact, he tells us, he was raising the alarm a long time ago.

00:32This is something we've been observing for the longest while and we've been informing those in authority about these types of actions.

00:41Because what we have, we have all kinds of illegal ships coming and doing experiments and dumping.

00:49And also, it could also contribute to a side mix of these done by oil companies.

00:55He warns that seafood should only be purchased from authorised vendors.

01:02My concern is that people should not consume these type of fish because, one, it needs to be tested to make sure it's safe for consumption.

01:11And the best way to consume fish is from the right dealer, from the Fisher Folk.

01:17This is very dangerous. We don't know what else comes with it.

01:20We don't know if there's any chemical pollution in the water as well, prior from just the fish.

01:26So we are really, really deeply concerned.

01:29Moody revealed over 1,000 fishes, salmon, shrimp, tilapia and catfish washed up dead.

01:37Douglas tells TV6 a thorough probe is urgently needed.

01:41The Institute of Marine Affairs has reportedly collected samples for testing.

02:04Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.

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