Thread: TN River Water - Be Careful

Originally Posted by Jiggah

I just spoke with my buddy who is a Marine Biologist here in Alabama. He advised the fish are safe to eat, yes.

Hope this helps.

Eating the fish is not the question. What is the question is the fact that casual contact with infected water can have catastrophic sequelae for the fisherman if precautions are not taken.

Are they out there testing the water? I mean, I haven't seen any Officials come on the news and say anything about it. Or I may have missed it. I'm not a big news watcher.

I'm trying to see where he was. Was he in Alabama or from Alabama? Isn't where he was at in TN? I just don't see how they can say the water is infected but it's ok to eat the fish. Crazy. Guess I'll stick to the Coosa River haha

Here is the culprit:

Vibrio Species Causing Vibriosis | Vibrio Illness (Vibriosis) | CDC