Signs along the banks of Perth's main waterway warning people against fishing raise fresh concerns about the river's health and what's being done to protect it.
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Professor Pannell said there was strong community support for the river which had helped inspire the create of volunteer groups like Dolphin Watch and River Guardians. "It seems to me that there could be a willingness in the community to go to more extreme of levels of intervention than we've seen so far."
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