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Are Coosa anglers adequately informed about fish consumption advisories?

Are Coosa anglers adequately informed about fish consumption advisories?

by Chad Hoffman | Dec 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Science

With our 2022 Creel Survey now underway, we wanted to share our most recent survey analysis. This analysis was done using combined data from our 2020 & 2021 creel surveys, specifically of anglers who eat fish from the Coosa. To quantify this subgroup, that’s about...
Unprecedented Analysis Reveals PFAS Contamination in the Coosa River Shows Shocking Levels of Contamination

Unprecedented Analysis Reveals PFAS Contamination in the Coosa River Shows Shocking Levels of Contamination

by Justinn Overton | Oct 18, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Fishing, Lake Neely Henry, Pictures, Science

Today, Waterkeeper Alliance released a groundbreaking new analysis of American waterways that sounds the alarm on a PFAS pollution emergency. In a test of 114 waterways from across the country, 83% were found to contain at least one type of PFAS—dangerous per- and...
Now in Spanish – Toll-Free Fish Consumption Advisory Hotline

Now in Spanish – Toll-Free Fish Consumption Advisory Hotline

by Chad Hoffman | Oct 14, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes

Did you know that Coosa Riverkeeper hosts a statewide toll-free hotline for fish consumption advisories? Even better, the hotline has now been updated to include the advisories in Spanish! The Alabama Department of Public Health, the state agency in charge of...
Clean Water Act 101

Clean Water Act 101

by Justinn Overton | Sep 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Videos

Before the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972, waterways in the United States were severely contaminated by sewage, trash, oil, and industrial pollution. Since then, the Clean Water Act has dramatically reduced pollution and improved water quality across the country,...
Coosa River named 5th Most Endangered River in U.S.

Coosa River named 5th Most Endangered River in U.S.

by Justinn Overton | Apr 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Fishing, Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Opinion, Pictures, Science

American Rivers today named the Coosa River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2022, highlighting the threat that industrial agricultural pollution poses to clean water, communities and local economies. Millions of tons of chicken feces from billions of...
Fish Guide publishes the 2021 Creel Survey Report about Coosa River anglers

Fish Guide publishes the 2021 Creel Survey Report about Coosa River anglers

by Justinn Overton | Dec 7, 2021 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Science

ONLY 24% OF ANGLERS ACTUALLY KNOW SPECIFICS ABOUT FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES And 44% of anglers did not know that eating contaminated fish could negatively impact their health.   Learn More  477 Creel Survey responses gathered from Coosa Anglers from 2020-2021....
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