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How was the fishing industry affected by the crash of the Exxon Valdez?

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The oil contaminated 1,300 miles of coastline. Most of the fisheries closed due to people not wanting to get poisoned by contaminated fish and people still today do not fish there for this reason. Some species of fish never fully recovered.

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The oil contaminated 1,300 miles of coastline. Most of the fisheries closed due to people not wanting to get poisoned by contaminated fish and people still today do not fish there for this reason. Some species of fish never fully recovered.
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