| All
Washington Counties |
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Advisory Location:
Statewide Lake and
River Bass Advisory |
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Chemicals of Concern:
Mercury
Species affected: Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Fact sheet
(27KB pdf)
Statewide Bass Advisory (257KB pdf).
Recommendations:
| This advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
|
Washington State
lakes and rivers |
Largemouth
Smallmouth
Bass |
Two meals per
month
Two meals per
month |
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Fish
Advisory Program, 1.877.485.7316 Also
visit our Web page Statewide Fish
Consumption Advisory for Mercury for additional information. |
|
Puget
Sound |
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Chelan-Douglas County |
| Advisory
Location:
Lake Chelan |
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Advisory Location:
Lake Chelan
Nearest Community: Chelan
Chemicals of Concern:
DDT
Species affected: Lake Trout (Mackinaw)
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Lake Chelan Safe Fish Eating Guide (755KB pdf),
Fact
Sheet (470KB pdf),
Press
Release
Recommendations:
| This advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
| Lake Chelan |
Lake Trout (Mackinaw) |
One meal per month |
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Fish
Advisory Program, 1.877.458.7316 |
| Advisory
Location:
Wenatchee River |
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Advisory Location:
Wenatchee River
Nearest Community: Leavenworth to the river's confluence with the
Columbia River
Chemicals of Concern: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species affected: Mountain Whitefish
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Fact
Sheet ( pdf),
Press
Release
Recommendations:
Clean fish to
reduce contaminants.
| This advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
| Wenatchee River |
Mountain Whitefish |
DO NOT EAT |
Contact: Chelan-Douglas Health District, Marc Marquis,
509.886.6450, www.cdhd.wa.gov
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Clallam County |
| Advisory
Location: Port Angeles Harbor |
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Advisory Location:
Port Angeles Harbor
Nearest Community: Port Angeles
Chemicals of Concern:
Dioxins and
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species affected: Clams,
Crab, and Rockfish
Issued by: Clallam County Department of
Health and Human Services
Advisory Method:
Press
Release - May 11, 2007
Recommendations:
Clean fish to
reduce contaminants.
| This advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
| Port Angeles Harbor |
Clams
Crab
Rockfish |
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
One
meal per week
|
Contact: Thomas Locke, Clallam County Department of Health and
Human Services, 360.417.2274
 |
|
Clark County |
| Advisory
Location: Lower Columbia River |
|
Advisory Location:
Lower Columbia River - near and downstream of the former
Valance plant (5710 NW Lower River Road in Vancouver), river mile
103.
Nearest Community: Vancouver
Chemicals of Concern:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species affected: Freshwater Clams
Issued by: Clark County Public Health
Advisory Method:
Press Release - April 24, 2007
Recommendations: Clean
fish to reduce contaminants.
Special
Note: Clark County is conducting outreach to
let people know that eating these clams can have serious health
consequences.
| This advice is for the general public,
especially women who might become pregnant or are pregnant,
nursing mothers, and young children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
| Lower Columbia River - near and downstream
of the former Valance plant (5710 NW Lower River Road in
Vancouver), river mile 103 |
Freshwater Clams |
DO NOT EAT OR HARVEST CLAMS |
Contact: Dr. Alan Mel nick, Health Officer 360.397.8477,
alan.melnick@clark.wa.gov
Website:
http://www.clark.wa.gov/health/index.html |
| King
County |
|
Advisory Location:
Green Lake |
|
Nearest Community:
Seattle
Chemicals of Concern:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species Affected:
Carp
Issued by:
Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Recommendations:
Clean fish to reduce contaminants.
|
This
advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
| Green Lake |
Carp |
One meal per month |
Contact:
Washington State Department of
Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments,
1.877.485.7316 |
|
Advisory Location:
Lower Duwamish
Waterway |
|
Nearest Community:
Seattle
Chemicals of Concern:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species Affected:
Crab, Shellfish, and Fish (Salmon
are okay to eat)
Issued by:
Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Recommendations: Salmon are okay to eat.
Clean fish to
reduce contaminants.
| This advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
| Lower Duwamish
Waterway |
Crab
Shellfish
Fish
(Salmon are okay to eat) |
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
|
Contact:
Washington State Department of
Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments,
1.877.485.7316
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|
Advisory Location: Lake Washington |
|
Nearest Community:
Seattle
Chemicals of Concern:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species Affected:
Northern Pikeminnow, Yellow Perch, Cutthroat Trout
Issued by:
Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Press
Release,
Fact Sheet,
Report
Recommendations:
Clean fish to reduce contaminants.
| This advice is for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
|
Lake Washington |
Northern
Pikeminnow
Carp
Yellow Perch
Cutthroat Trout |
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
One
meal per
week
One
meal per
month |
Contact:
Washington State Department of
Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments,
1.877.485.7316 |
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Northeast Tri County |
|
Advisory Location:
Lake Roosevelt
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Nearest Community: Grand Coulee
Chemicals of Concern: Mercury
Species Affected: Walleye, Burbot, Largescale Sucker
Issued by: Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Press
Release - Draft
Health Consult
for Public Comment
Recommendations
|
This advice is
for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
|
Lake Roosevelt |
Walleye
Burbot
(Freshwater Cod)
Largescale Sucker |
Two meals per month
One meal per week
One meal per week |
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Office of
Environmental Health Assessments, 1.877.485.7316
|
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Spokane County |
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Advisory Location:
Spokane River |
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Nearest Community: Spokane
Chemicals of Concern: Lead, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species Affected: All Species
Issued by: Spokane Regional Health District, Washington State
Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Press Release,
Signs, Fact Sheet
English/Spanish/Russian/Hmong/Vietnamese (pdf),
Health
Consult
(pdf)
Recommendations:
Clean fish to
reduce contaminants.
|
This advice is
for the general public, especially young children and women
who are or might become pregnant, or are nursing. |
|
Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
|
Spokane River -
All Areas |
All Species |
All Groups: Do not eat the
fish head or
entrails (guts). |
|
Idaho Border to Upriver Dam |
All Species |
DO NOT EAT |
|
Upriver Dam to 9 Mile Dam |
Largescale Sucker
All
Other Species |
DO NOT EAT
One meal per month |
|
Lake Spokane
(Long Lake) |
Largescale Sucker
Brown Trout |
One meal per month
One meal per month |
Contact: Mike LaScuola,
Spokane Regional Health District, 509.324.1574, Solid Waste and Land Use |
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Walla Walla County |
|
Advisory Location:
Walla Walla River |
|
Nearest Community: Walla Walla
Chemicals of Concern: Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species Affected: Carp, Northern Pikeminnow
Issued by: Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method: Walla Walla
River Safe Fish Eating Guide (722 KB pdf)
Fact
Sheet (519 KB pdf),
Press Release
Recommendations:
Clean fish to
reduce contaminants.
| This advice is for the general
public, especially women who might become pregnant or
are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
|
Lower part of the
Walla Walla River
Upper part of the Walla Walla River |
Carp
Northern Pikeminnow |
One
meal per month
One
meal per month |
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Fish Advisory
Program, 1.877.485.7316
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Whatcom County
|
Nearest Community: Bellingham
Chemicals of Concern: Mercury
Species Affected: Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch
Issued by:
Whatcom County Health and Human Services
Advisory Method: Signs posted at boat launches and other sites
around the lake.
Recommendations:
|
This advice is for the general
public, especially women who might become pregnant or
are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
|
Lake Whatcom |
Smallmouth Bass
Yellow Perch |
DO
NOT EAT
One
meal a week |
Contact:
Whatcom County
Health Human Services, 360.676.6724
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental
Health Assessment, 1.877.485.7316
Nearest Community:
Yakima
Chemicals of Concern:
DDT, DDE
Species Affected:
Largescale Sucker,
Bridgelip Sucker, Mountain Whitefish,
Common Carp, Channel Catfish, and Northern Pikeminnow.
Issued by:
Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
DDT in Bottomfish in Yakima River,
Pamphlet (pdf) and DDT pescados que Rio Yakima comen en el fondo
del,
Pamphlet
(pdf)
Recommendations:
Clean fish to
reduce contaminants.
|
This advice is
for the general public, especially women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children. |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption
Advice |
|
Yakima River |
Largescale Sucker
Bridgelip Sucker
Mountain Whitefish
Common Carp
Channel Catfish
Northern Pikeminnow |
One
meal a week
One
meal a week
One
meal a week
One
meal a week
One
meal a week
One
meal a week |
Contact:
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental
Health Assessments, 1.877.485.7316
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