Don`t eat the fish in Pago Pago harbor
Craig P. 1999. Don`t eat the fish in Pago Pago harbor. Samoa News
This informational article warns the public to not eat the fish in Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa. A study initiated by the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency, shows that the fish were seriously contaminated by heavy metals, pesticides and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). As a result of this study, the American Samoa Government issued a public health advisory in 1991.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Craig, Peter
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Fish, Fish/Ichthyology, Pago Pago Harbor, poisonous fish