Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

FISH

Fish Consumption Guidelines for Clear Lake, Cache Creek, and Bear Creek (Lake, Yolo, and Colusa Counties)
[01/20/05, updated 03/18/09]

 

Safe Eating Guidelines
for Fish and Shellfish From Clear Lake & Cache Creek

 

Women 18 – 45 and Children 1 – 17 Years

Crayfish

Crayfish

Blackfish

Blackfish

Bluegil or Sunfish

Bluegill & other sunfish

Carp

Carp

Headhead

Hardhead

Hitch

Hitch

Suckerfish

Sucker


Largemouth bass

Bass

Pikeminnow

Pikeminnow

 

Catfish

Catfish

 

Crappie

Crappie

 

2 Servings a week

1 Serving a week

Do not eat

 

Men over 17 Years and Women over 45 years

Crayfish

Crayfish

Blackfish

Blackfish

Bluegil or Sunfish

Bluegill & other sunfish

Carp

Carp

Headhead

Hardhead

Hitch

Hitch

Suckerfish

Sucker


Largemouth bass

Bass

Pikeminnow

Pikeminnow

 

Catfish

Catfish

 

Crappie

Crappie

 

4 Servings a week

2 Servings a week

1 Serving a week

This advisory was updated in March 2009

 

Follow this link to download a copy of the 2005 report: Health Advisory: Fish Consumption Guidelines for Clear Lake, Cache Creek, and Bear Creek (Lake, Yolo, and Colusa Counties)

The draft report contains information and historical data used to develop the 2005 Health Advisory for Clear Lake, Cache Creek, and Bear Creek.

Note: The report dated 2005 was not updated as a report.  The update in 2009 (data and method) is described in this report http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/pdf/DiscAdvyUpdates032309.pdf.. 

Be sure to follow the UPDATED safe eating guidelines for Clear Lake and Cache Creek shown on this page (above).

The advisory for Bear Creek has not changed: Do not eat fish or shellfish from Bear Creek (Colusa County)

Follow this link to download a copy of the Fact Sheet

 
 
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