A Guide to Eating Fish from San Diego Bay...Title A Guide to Eating Fish from San Diego Bay Author...
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A GUIDE TO EATING FISH from SAN DIEGO BAY (SAN DIEGO COUNTY) Eat the Good Fish Eating fish that are low in chemicals may provide health benefits to children and adults. Avoid the Bad Fish Eating fish with higher levels of chemicals like mercury or PCBs may cause health problems in children and adults. Choose the Right Fish Chemicals may be more harmful to unborn babies and children. Women (18-49 Years) Children (1-17 Years) 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Pile Perch Rainbow Surfperch 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Diamond Turbot Spotted Turbot 1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK Black Perch Round Stingray Shovelnose Guitarfish (California) Spiny Lobster 0 DO NOT EAT Sharks Barred Sand Bass Spotted Sand Bass Pacific Chub Mackerel Yellowfin Croaker 0 DO NOT EAT Shiner Perch Topsmelt Women (50+ Years) Men (18+ Years) 7 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK 0 DO NOT EAT Serving Size A serving of fish is about the size and thickness of your hand. Give children smaller servings. For Adults For Children California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment web www.oehha.ca.gov/fish email [email protected] phone (916) 324-7572 Eat only the skinless fillet Eat only the meat Some chemicals are higher in the skin, fat, and guts. Updated 07/2018
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A GUIDE TOEATING FISHfromSAN DIEGOBAY(SAN DIEGO COUNTY)
Eat theGood Fish
Eating fish that are low in chemicals
may provide health benefits to children
and adults.
Avoid theBad Fish
Eating fish with higher levels of chemicals like mercury or PCBs may cause health problems in children and adults.
Choose theRight Fish
Chemicals maybe more harmfulto unborn babies
and children.
Women (18-49 Years)
Children (1-17 Years)
2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK
Pile Perch Rainbow Surfperch
2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK
Diamond Turbot Spotted Turbot
1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK
Black Perch Round Stingray Shovelnose Guitarfish (California) Spiny Lobster
0 DO NOT EATSharks
Barred Sand Bass Spotted
Sand Bass
Pacific Chub Mackerel
Yellowfin Croaker
0 DO NOT EATShiner Perch Topsmelt
Women(50+ Years)
Men(18+ Years)
7 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK
2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK
2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK
1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK
0 DO NOT EAT
Serving SizeA serving of fish is about the size and thickness of your hand. Give children smaller servings.
For Adults For Children California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
web www.oehha.ca.gov/fishemail [email protected] (916) 324-7572
Eat only theskinless fillet
Eat only the meat
Some chemicals are higher in the skin, fat, and guts. Updated 07/2018
