Fishing in Minamata Bay, once famous as the scene of the deadly Minamata disease poisoning, Japan.

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Fishing in Minamata Bay, once famous as the scene of the deadly Minamata disease poisoning, caused by the 1950's industrial release of methylmercury into Minamata bay, and the subsequent poisoning of residents who ate fish from the bay. Minamata.

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Size: 3504px × 2336px
Location: Minamata, Kyushu, Japan
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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