| 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 and Smallmouth Bass
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Fact sheet
(27KB pdf)
Statewide Bass Advisory (257KB pdf).
Also
visit our Web page Statewide Fish
Consumption Advisory for Mercury for additional information.
Recommendations: Women who might
become pregnant, are pregnant, nursing or young children eat no more
than two meals per month of largemouth or smallmouth bass from fresh
water lakes and rivers in Washington State.
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Fish
Advisory Program, 1.877.485.7316 |
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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 and Mercury
Species affected: Lake Trout (Mackinaw) and Largemouth and
Smallmouth Bass
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Lake Chelan Safe Fish Eating Guide (755KB pdf),
fact
sheet (470KB pdf),
press
release
Recommendations: DDT - General
public especially women who might become pregnant or are pregnant,
nursing mothers, and young children should limit lake trout
(mackinaw) to one meal per week.
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
Chemicals of Concern: PCBs and Mercury
Species affected: Mountain whitefish and Largemouth and
Smallmouth Bass
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Fact
sheet ( pdf),
press
release
Recommendations: Mountain
whitefish - DO NOT EAT
Largemouth and smallmouth bass -
General
public especially women who might become pregnant or are pregnant,
nursing mothers, and young children should limit largemouth and
smallmouth bass to two meals per month.
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:
PCBs and Dioxins
Species affected: Clams,
Crab, and Rockfish
Issued by: Clallam County Department of
Health and Human Services
Advisory Method:
Press
release - May 11, 2007
Safe Fish/Shellfish Eating Advice:
| This advice is for the general public,
especially young children and women who are or might become
pregnant, or are nursing. |
| Clams |
Do not eat |
| Crab |
Do not eat |
| Rockfish |
One meal per week |
Contact: Thomas Locke, Clallam County Department of Health and
Human Services, 360.417.2274 |
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Clark County |
| Advisory
Location: Lower Columbia River |
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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:
PCBs
Species affected: Freshwater Clams
Issued by: Clark County Public Health
Advisory Method:
Press release - April 24, 2007
Recommendations: Do not
eat or harvest clams. Clark County is conducting outreach to
let people know that eating these clams can have serious health
consequences. PCBs are potential carcinogens and may cause
developmental deficits to newborns exposed during pregnancy.
This advice is for the general public especially
women who might become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers,
and young children.
Contact: Dr. Alan Melnick, Health Officer 360.397.8477,
alan.melnick@clark.wa.gov
Website:
http://www.clark.wa.gov/health/index.html |
| King
County |
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Advisory Location: Lake Washington |
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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:
Northern pikeminnow -
DO NOT EAT
Yellow perch greater than 10 ½” eat no more than 1 meal per month,
less than 10 ½” eat no more than 4 meals per month.
Cutthroat trout greater than 12” eat no more than 1 meal per month,
less than 12” eat no more than 3 meals per month. This
advice is for the general public especially women who might become
pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children.
Contact:
Washington State Department of
Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments,
1.877.485.7316 |
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Northeast Tri County |
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Advisory Location:
Lake Roosevelt
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Nearest Community: Grand Coulee
Chemicals of Concern: Mercury
Species Affected: Walleye
Issued by: Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Signs posted
Recommendations:
DOH recommends that women who might become pregnant,
are pregnant, nursing, and young children eat no more than 2
meals per month of walleye caught from Lake Roosevelt.
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: Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Large-Scale
Sucker
Issued by: Spokane Regional Health District, Washington State
Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Press release,
signs, fact sheet
English/Spanish/Russian/Hmong/Vietnamese(pdf)
Safe Fish/Shellfish Eating Advice:
| This advice is for the general public,
especially young children and women who are or might become
pregnant, or are nursing. |
| All Species |
Idaho Border to Upriver Dam:
Do not eat |
| All Species |
Upriver Dam to 9 Mile Dam :
1 meal per month |
| All Species |
Lake Spokane (Long Lake):
No meal restrictions |
Contact: Mike LaScuoloa,
Spokane Regional Health District, 509.324.1560
ext. 3, Solid Waste and Land Use |
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Thurston County |
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Advisory Location:
Lower Budd Inlet |
Nearest Community: Olympia
Chemicals of Concern: Dioxins
Species Affected: Shellfish, Flatfish, and Rockfish
Issued by: Thurston County Health and Human Services
Advisory Method: Signs, Department of Ecology Budd
Inlet Frequently
Asked Questions
Recommendations: Do not harvest or eat shellfish,
flatfish, and rockfish from lower Budd Inlet.
Contact: Gerald Tousley,
Thurston County Health and Human
Services, 360.754.4111 ext. 6509 |
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Walla Walla County |
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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: PCBs - General public especially women who
might become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children should limit their consumption (from the lower part of the
river) and northern pikeminnow (from the upper river) to one meal per
month.
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Fish Advisory
Program, 1.877.485.7316
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Whatcom County
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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: Women of childbearing age and children under
six should not eat smallmouth bass and limit consumption of yellow
perch to 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:
Large Scale and
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:
Anglers are recommended to limit their consumption of the above
species to one meal per week and eat fish such as trout instead of
bottom fish.
Contact:
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental
Health Assessments, 1.877.485.7316
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