A Guide to Eating Fish from the Laguna de Santa …SANTA ROSA (SONOMA COUNTY) Eat the Good Fish...
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A GUIDE TO EATING FISH LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA (SONOMA 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) 3 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Fathead Minnow 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Sacramento Blackfish 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Common Carp 1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK Sunfish Species 0 DO NOT EAT Black Bass Species Women (50+ Years) Men (18+ Years) 7 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 5 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 3 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK 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.
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A GUIDE TO EATING FISH
LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA(SONOMA 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)
3 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
Fathead Minnow
2 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
Sacramento Blackfish
2 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
Common Carp
1 TOTALSERVINGA WEEK
Sunfish Species
0 DO NOTEAT Black Bass Species
Women(50+ Years)
Men(18+ Years)
7 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
5 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
3 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
2 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
1 TOTALSERVINGA WEEK
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.
