There's oil in them there.....fish?
In January,
50,000 barrels of oil spilled into the Yellowstone River from a pipeline near Glendive, Montana. At the time, officials said they were
"unaware of threats to public safety or health."
Now, more than a month later, officials are offering a sad warning:
Detectable levels of petroleum were found in tests of fish pulled from the Yellowstone River downstream from a broken petroleum pipeline near Glendive last month.
This week, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks advised fishermen to use caution when deciding whether to eat fish caught in the area affected by the oil spill.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Trevor Selch said testing was hampered by ice and would continue.
Until all of the tests are complete and the data is analyzed, Selch advised anglers to continue to use caution when deciding whether to eat fish.
This seems like a pretty good indication you should avoid eating any fish caught downstream from the pipeline spill for the foreseeable future.