- Hello and welcome to The Northern Echo's live blog of Tuesday's proceedings where the DEFRA select committee will hear from witnesses about mass crustacean deaths
- PD Ports, the Environment Agency, and the Whitby fishing association will all be giving evidence
- The first sightings of dead and twitching crustaceans were reported in October 2021
- Fishermen in Teesside and North Yorkshire have been affected by significantly smaller catches
- Campaigners say dredging has unearthed historical toxins - but local officials deny the claims
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