| All
Washington Counties |
|
Advisory Location:
Statewide Mercury Advisory |
|
Chemicals of Concern:
Mercury
Species affected: Northern Pikeminnow, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass
Issued by: Washington State Department
of Health
Advisory Method:
Report (PDF 51KB),
Fact Sheet (PDF
26KB)
Recommendations:
| This advice is for women who might
become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young
children: |
| Location |
Species |
Consumption Advice |
|
Washington State
lakes and rivers |
Northern
Pikeminnow
Largemouth and Smallmouth
Bass |
DO NOT EAT
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 |
|
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
(PDF 755KB),
Fact
Sheet (PDF 470KB),
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 |
|
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
|
|
Clallam County |
| Advisory
Location: Port Angeles Harbor |
|
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 Melnick, 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
Resident Fish (Salmon
are okay to eat)
Issued by:
Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
Sign in English, Cambodian, Chinese, Laotian, Russian,
Spanish, and Vietnamese. Fact sheet in
English and
Spanish.
Seafood meal warning in
English,
Laotian,
Hmong,
Cambodian,
Vietnamese,
Russian,
Spanish,
and Chinese.
Report.
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
|
|
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,
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 |
|
Northeast Tri County |
|
Advisory Location:
Lake Roosevelt
|
|
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
Recommendations
|
This advice is
for 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
|
|
Spokane County |
|
Advisory Location:
Spokane River |
|
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:
Advisory English /
Espaņol
(PDF), Press Release,
Signs,
Report
(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
Mountain Whitefish |
One meal per month
One meal per week |
Contact: Mike LaScuola,
Spokane Regional Health District, 509.324.1574, Solid Waste and Land Use |
|
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 (PDF 722KB)
Fact
Sheet (PDF 519KB),
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
|
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:
Report, Signs posted at boat launches and other sites
around the lake.
Recommendations:
|
This advice is
for 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:
Prosser, Benton City, and Richland
Chemicals of Concern:
PCBs
Species Affected: Common Carp
Issued by:
Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method:
News Release,
Fact Sheet
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 |
|
City of Prosser to the mouth of the river near
Richmond. |
Common Carp |
One meal a week |
Contact:
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental
Health Assessments, 1.877.485.7316
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