A Guide to Eating Fish from Tomales Bay (Marin County) · 2020-07-01 · A GUIDE TO EATING FISH...

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A GUIDE TO EATING FISH TOMALES BAY (MARIN 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 Jacksmelt Surfperch 1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK California Halibut Red Rock Crab 0 DO NOT EAT Bat Ray Leopard Shark Pacific Angel Shark 0 DO NOT EAT Brown Smoothhound Shark Women (50+ Years) Men (18+ Years) 7 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 3 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.

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Page 1: A Guide to Eating Fish from Tomales Bay (Marin County) · 2020-07-01 · A GUIDE TO EATING FISH TOMALES BAY (MARIN COUNTY) Eat the Good Fish Eating fish that are low in chemicals

A GUIDE TO EATING FISH

TOMALES BAY(MARIN 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 may be more harmful to unborn babies

and children.

Women (18-49 Years)

Children (1-17 Years)

2 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK Jacksmelt

Surfperch

1 TOTALSERVINGA WEEK California Halibut Red Rock Crab

0 DO NOTEAT

Bat RayLeopard Shark

Pacific Angel Shark

0 DO NOTEAT

Brown Smoothhound Shark

Women(50+ Years)

Men(18+ Years)

7 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK

3 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK

1 TOTALSERVINGA WEEK

0 DO NOTEAT

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.