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Fish Safe Eating Guidelines Fish Consumption Guidelines for Clear Lake, Cache Creek, and Bear Creek (Lake, Yolo, and Colusa Counties)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 |
Blackfish
Bluegill & other sunfish
Carp
Hardhead
Hitch
Sucker |
Bass
Pikeminnow
Catfish
Crappie
|
2 Servings a week |
1 Serving a week |
Do not eat |
Men over 17 Years and Women over 45 years
Crayfish |
Blackfish
Bluegill & other sunfish
Carp
Hardhead
Hitch
Sucker |
Bass
Pikeminnow
Catfish
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
