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Kayakers make their way through the Duwamish River near Herring's House Park in Seattle, one of the most industrialized waterways in the state of Washington. A five-mile stretch of the lower Duwamish River is on the federal governmentÂs list of Superfund sites, making it one of the most contaminated places in the country. The Duwamish River flows into Puget Sound through Elliott Bay. (Rob Hotakainen/MCT)
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A crew from Taylor Shellfish Farms heads behind the oyster beds to dig clams at Samish Bay, Washington. May 18, 2010. The company grows oysters and clams on 1700 acres in the bay south of Bellingham. (Philip A. Dwyer/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
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Bill Dewey, shown here at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Bow, Washington in July 2011, complains that the company has been unable to harvest fish for more than 100 days in the last two years due to high levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the Samish River in north Puget Sound. (Rob Hotakainen/MCT)
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Retail manager Irene Fadden looks at oysters at Taylor Shellfish Farms at Samish Bay, Tuesday afternoon, May 18, 2010. They grow oysters and clams on 1700 acres in the bay south of Bellingham. (Philip A. Dwyer/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
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Employee Nicole Hooper inspects pacific oysters at Taylor Shellfish Farms at Samish Bay, Washington, May 18, 2010. (Philip A. Dwyer/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
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Pacific oysters are harvested at Taylor Shellfish Farms at Samish Bay,Washington. Tuesday afternoon, May 18, 2010. (Philip A. Dwyer/Bellingham Herald/MCT)
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