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Fish Safe Eating Guidelines Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish from the San Joaquin River between Friant Dam and the Port of StocktonFISH
Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish from the San Joaquin River (San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, and Fresno Counties)
updated [07/10/10]
Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish
from the San Joaquin River between Friant Dam and the Port of Stockton
Women 18 – 45 and Children 1 – 17 Years
|
Carp
Catfish
Sucker |
Bass |
2 Servings a week |
1 Serving a week |
Do not eat |
- Because of elevated levels of mercury and PCBs, follow the San Francisco Bay advisory for striped bass and sturgeon
- No one should eat any fish or shellfish from the Port of Stockton
Men over 17 Years and Women over 45 years
|
Carp
Catfish
Sucker |
Bass |
5 Servings a week |
2 Servings a week |
1 Serving a week |
This advisory was updated in July 2010.
- Because of elevated levels of mercury and PCBs, follow the San Francisco Bay advisory for striped bass and sturgeon
- No one should eat any fish or shellfish from the Port of Stockton
Follow the links below to download the Advisory Guide
If you do not have a color printer, you can download these guides in black & white below
A draft report is available that provides information and historical data used to develop the 2007 draft safe eating guidelines for the San Joaquin River and South Delta. You can download the draft report as a whole (1MB) or in smaller sections, the main draft report (.5MB), tables and appendices 1-3 (.5MB), and appendix 4, the sampling data (350kb).
Be sure to use the UPDATED safe eating guidelines for the San Joaquin River provided on this page.
A fact sheet provides questions and answers about the 2007 draft advisories for the San Joaquin River and South Delta.
Note: The 2007 draft safe eating guidelines for the San Joaquin River and South Delta were removed from the fact sheet.
Be sure to use the UPDATED safe eating guidelines for the San Joaquin River presented on this page (above).
For more information and the updated advisory for the Central and South Delta, follow this link.
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