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Photograph of Gene Adam, commercial fisherman.

Photo 4: Commercial fisherman Gene Adam explains that his main cash crop is brown shrimp, which require high salinity to survive. Adam believes that if government officials work closely with local commercial fishermen, they can minimize adverse effects to the brown shrimp industry of diverting fresh water.

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