State Fish Consumpton Advisories - Wa State Dept. of Health

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Washington State Fish Consumption Advisories

Body of Water	Species Affected	Consumption Advice

Statewide Lake and River Bass Advisory	Largemouth bass Smallmouth bass	Women who might become pregnant, are pregnant, are nursing, and young children 2 meals per month

Puget Sound	See Puget Sound	See Puget Sound Fish Consumption Advisory

Lake Chelan	Lake trout (mackinaw)	Women who might become pregnant, are pregnant, are nursing, and young children 1 meal per month

Lower Columbia River	Freshwater Clams	Do not eat Near and downstream of the former Valance plant (5710 NW Lower River Road in Vancouver), river mile 103.

Port Angeles Harbor	Clams Crabs	Do not eat
	Rockfish	One meal per week

Lake Washington	Northern Pikeminnow	Do not eat
	Yellow Perch	Greater than 10 1/2" 1 meal per month Less than 10 1/2" 4 meals per month
	Cutthroat Trout	Greater than 12" 1 meal per month Less than 12" 3 meals per month
	Crab	Do not eat the viscera (wet-gooey insides) (hepatopancreas)

Lake Roosevelt	Walleye	Women who might become pregnant, are pregnant, are nursing, and young children 2 meals per month

Spokane River	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

Walla Walla River	Carp	1) Lower Walla Walla River (Dry Creek down to the mouth of the Columbia River) Limit to 1 meal per month
	Northern Pikeminnow	2) Upper Walla Walla River (Dry Creek upstream to the Oregon border) Limit to 1 meal per month

Wenatchee River	Mountain whitefish	Do not eat
	Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass	Women who might become pregnant, are pregnant, are nursing, and young children Limit to 2 meals per month

Lake Whatcom	Smallmouth Bass	Women who might become pregnant, are pregnant, are nursing, and young children Do not eat
	Yellow Perch	Women who might become pregnant, are pregnant, are nursing, and young children 1 meal per week

Yakima River	Large Scale Sucker Bridgelip Sucker Mountain Whitefish Carp Channel Catfish Northern Pikeminnow	1 meal per week
* NOTE: The assumed fish meal size for an adult is 8 ounces uncooked. A child meal is assumed to be smaller. View the Meal Size by Weight Table.

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Last Update: 08/21/2007