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Dunnigan and his team set up a mobile lab on a stationary boat at the river’s edge. Two other teams collect the fish and return them to Dunnigan. (Photo courtesy Sarah Mosquera)

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‘Rock snot’ algae blooms hurting Kootenai River fishery

On an overcast day in mid-June last year, Jim Dunnigan, dam mitigation coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, stood on a concrete embankment overlooking the Kootenai River near Libby.