The following fish eating advisories by local waterbodies are for everyone, especially women who are pregnant or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children. Follow these advisories, choose fish that are low in contaminants, and prepare and cook fish properly to reduce your exposure to contaminants in fish.
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Statewide Mercury Advisory
Contaminant: Mercury
Advice:
Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mother, and young children:
- Don't eat Northern Pikeminnow.
- Limit eating Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass to no more than 2 meals per month.
Learn more about the Mercury Advisory for Tuna.
Columbia River (Lower)
Location: Clark County - Former Vanalco Plant
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Don't eat freshwater clams near and downstream of the former Vanalco plant (5710 NW Lower River Road, Vancouver), river mile 103.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
Columbia River (Middle)
Bonneville Dam Fish Advisory at Bradford Island
Location: Skamania County - Bonneville Dam to Fort Raines
Contaminant: Mercury and PCBs
Advice:
- Don't eat Bluegill, Carp, Catfish, Crappie, Sucker, Sturgeon, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.
- Healthy choices include Salmon, Steelhead, Lamprey, and Shad.
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Middle Columbia River Fish Advisory
Location: Skamania, Klickitat, Benton Counties - Fort Raines to McNary Dam
Contaminant: Mercury and PCBs
Advice:
- Fort Rains to McNary Dam: Don't eat Northern Pikeminnow.
- Fort Rains to McNary Dam: Limit Bass, Bluegill, Carp, Catfish, Crappie, Sucker, Sturgeon, Walleye, and Yellow Perch to 1 meal per week (or 4 meals per month of any combination of these fish).
- Healthy choices include Salmon, Steelhead, Lamprey, and Shad.
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Columbia River (Upper) / Lake Roosevelt
Location: Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln Counties - Grand Coulee Dam to Canada Border
Contaminant: Mercury and PCBs
Advice:
Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mother, and young children:
- Don't eat Northern Pikeminnow.
- Limit Largemouth Bass and Largescale Sucker to 2 meals per month.
- Limit Burbot, Longnose Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass, and Walleye to 1 meal per week (or 4 meals per month of any combination of these fish).
- Kokanee is okay to eat 3 meals per week. Lake Whitefish or Rainbow Trout is okay to eat 2 meals per week.
Men, and women beyond childbearing age:
- Limit Largescale Sucker to 1 meal per week.
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Duwamish River
Location: King County - Lower Duwamish River
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Don't eat crab, shellfish, or resident fish from the Lower Duwamish River.
- Chum, Coho, Pink, and Sockeye Salmon are okay to eat 2-3 meals per week. Limit Chinook Salmon to 1 meal per week and Blackmouth (resident Puget Sound Chinook) to 2 meals per month.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Green Lake
Location: King County
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Limit Carp to 1 meal per month.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Lake Chelan
Location: Chelan County
Contaminant: DDT
Advice:
- Limit Lake Trout (Mackinaw) to 1 meal per week.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Lake Washington
Location: King County
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Don't eat Northern Pikeminnow and Carp. Limit Cutthroat Trout to 1 meal per month and Yellow Perch to 1 meal per week.
- Sockeye Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Pumpkin Seed are okay to eat 2-3 meals per week.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Lake Whatcom
Location: Whatcom County
Contaminant: Mercury
Advice:
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should not eat Smallmouth Bass. Limit Yellow Perch to 1 meal per week.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Okanogan River
Location: Okanogan County
Contaminant: DDT and PCBs
Advice:
- Limit Carp to 1 meal per month (Malott Bridge to Brewster Bridge and Chief Joseph State Park on the Columbia River (Lake Pateros)).
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Olympic National Park
Location: Lake Ozette
Contaminant: Mercury
Advice:
Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and children:
- Limit Yellow Perch ad Bullhead Catfish to one serving per week.
- Don't eat Largemouth Bass or Northern Pikeminnow
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Location: Mountain Lakes
Contaminant: Mercury
Advice:
Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and children:
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Pend Oreille River
Location: Pend Oreille County
Contaminant: Mercury
Advice:
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should not eat Northern Pike bigger than 24 inches. Northern Pike smaller than 24 inches should be limited to 2 meals per month.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Puget Sound
Location: Recreational Marine Areas 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13
Contaminant: Mercury and PCBs
Advice:
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Spokane River
Location: Spokane County - Long Lake Dam to Idaho Border
Contaminant: PCBs, PBDEs, and Lead
Advice:
- Idaho Border to Upriver Dam: Don't eat any fish.
- Upriver Dam to Nine Mile Dam: Don't eat Largescale Sucker and limit all other fish to 1 meal per month.
- Lake Spokane (Long Lake): Limit Largescale Sucker and Brown Trout to 1 meal per month. Limit Mountain Whitefish to 1 meal per week.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Walla Walla River
Location: Walla Walla County
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Limit Carp from the lower Walla Walla River (Dry Creek to the Columbia River) and Northern Pikeminnow from the upper Walla Walla River to 1 meal per month.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should not eat Northern Pikeminnow and should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Wenatchee River
Location: Chelan County - Icicle Creek to Columbia River
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Icicle Creek to Columbia River: Don't eat Mountain Whitefish.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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Yakima River
Location: Benton County - Prosser to Columbia River
Contaminant: PCBs
Advice:
- Prosser to the Columbia River: Limit Common Carp to 1 meal per week.
- Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children should also follow the Statewide Mercury Advisory.
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