LONDON: Cuyahoga River is historically one of the most polluted in the U.S. It became famous as “the river that caught fire” in the 1960’s which helped spur water pollution control activities that gave rise to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Water Act, among others.
More than four decades after the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire that sparked an environmental movement, efforts to clean up the crooked river appear to be a success based on the fish that are found there.
“Fish are our benchmark, our canary in the coal mine,” said Cuyahoga River Restoration executive director Jane Goodman. “If the fish are abundant, healthy and diverse, then that is a good sign.”
On Wednesday, a crew from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District found such sign with the discovery of a three-inch walleye fingerling during a water-monitoring survey that involved collecting fish.
Although there are millions of walleye that live in Lake Erie about 10 miles away with a billion dollar a year sport fishing industry, the game fish is not found in Cuyahoga.
The fact that the walleye was found 10 miles from the river’s mouth had naturalists buzzing with excitement.
Kevin Kayle, from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife, who has been evaluating the quality of water on Cuyahoga for the past four years was thrilled by the news.
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