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Water Quality Degradation

Physical habitat loss or degradation occurs with activities that disturb the visible structure of fish habitats. Those activities include:

Nutrient Enrichment and Oxygen Depletion
Toxic Chemical Contamination
Excessive Turbidity/Sedmimentation
Bacterial Contamination

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