ABSTRACT
In major urban areas across the country there have been efforts to increase opportunities for urban outdoor recreation along the banks of major urban rivers. In Detroit a "greening" of the Detroit River waterfront has improved access to the Detroit River and associated outdoor recreation pursuits such as fishing. This chapter describes results from a pilot study of fish consumption from the Detroit River by a sample of Detroit residents. Levels of fish consumption are important to understand in relation to Michigan's Rule 1057, regulating point source municipal and industrial discharge of toxic contaminants into Michigan surface waters. The survey took place from September 1985 to January 1986. Respondents were asked about their fish consumption from the Detroit River for the one year period prior to the date of the interview. Fish consumed from the Detroit River are viewed as supplemental sources of protein by many minority residents of Detroit.
