Effects of post-event event effluent on sea fishing

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Agreed GG

Maybe a few interconnected scenarios to consider:

Failure of Water treatment ( sewerage) works allowing raw effluent to flow in rivers and to direct sea outlets

But maybe reduced flow of effluents into those treatment plants due to failure of pumped water.

Longer term reduced generation of effluent due to reduced population

Possible contamination of sea based food chain from large numbers of bodies floating out to sea from major rivers ( those big rivers generally have large cities along their course.


Implications for seashore harvesters and foragers:

Bivalves, and in particular Mussels will be filter feeding on organic matter ( effluent and pathogens) in suspension in the water.

Crabs, shrimps,whelks, and some fish ( especially eels) will actively scavenge on any corpse that they encounter.

Both the bivalves and the scavengers will be actively taking up and condensing pathogens.

The normal rule when consuming sea-food that has been foraged is to only harvest live and healthy specimens. After event I would not eat anything raw unless as a last resort. Everything must be cooked thoroughly.