## 2007/2008 National Listing of Fish Advisories 

# 2008 Biennial National Listing of Fish Advisories EPA-823-F-09-007 September 2009



## The 2008 NLFA is available online at 

# www.epa.gov/fishadvisories Since 1993, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available to the public an annual compendium of information on locally issued fish advisories and safe eating guidelines. This information is provided to EPA by the states, U.S. territories, Native American tribes, and local governments that issue fish consumption advisories and safe eating guidelines to inform people about the recommended level of consumption for fish caught in local waters. Fish consumption advisories provide advice to limit or avoid eating certain fish due to contamination with chemical pollutants. Safe eating guidelines are designations of monitored waters where there is no restriction on eating specific types of fish. The 2008 National Listing of Fish Advisories (NLFA) 1 

## database shows that the number of fish advisories issued continues to rise.



# Background All 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories of American Samoa and Guam, and five Native American tribes (for simplicity, referred to here as“states”) have fish consumption advisories in place to protect their residents from the potential health risks of eating contaminated fish caught in local waters. The states have developed their own fish advisory programs over the years, and there is variability among states in the scope and extent of monitoring and in the specific advice that is provided when contaminated fish are found. Because ofthis variability, it is difficult to draw national conclusions or to establish national trends in fish advisories. A fish consumption advisory is not a regulation, but rather a recommendation issued to help protect public health. These advisories may include recommendations to limit or avoid eating certain fish and wildlife species caught from specific water bodies or from water-body types (e.g.,all lakes) due to chemical contamination. An advisory may be issued for the general public, including recreational and subsistence fishers, or it may be issued specifically for sensitive populations, such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children. An advisory for a specific water body or water-body type may cover more than one affected fish species or chemical

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### The NLFA fact sheet was produced annually through the EPA 2004 National Listing of Fish Advisories

report. In 2005, EPA decided to release subsequent fact sheets on a biennial basis because of nominal changes in data from year to year. This fact sheet summarizes data submitted by the states and discusses changes in data for the 2008 data reporting cycle. Advisory data for the 2007 reporting cycle and previous years can be found on the EPA Web site at www.epa.gov/fishadvisories.

## 2008 Biennial National Listing of Fish Advisories

2 contaminant. Because of the wide range in the number of lake acres and river miles affected by one advisory, the number of advisories does not tell the full story of the geographic extent of waters subject to state advice. Therefore, EPA also provides information about the total lake acresand total river miles for which advisories are currently in effect (Figure 1). States are increasingly issuing statewide advisories to warn the public of the potential human health risks from chemical contamination of certain species of fish from all water bodies within thestate. States are also continuing to issue safe eating guidelines to inform the public that fish fromspecific water bodies have been tested for chemical contaminants and that, based on those results, certain species of fish from those water bodies are safe to eat without consumption restrictions. As states increase their monitoring activities, the quantity of available information about fish contamination also increases, resulting in better public health protection.


# National Listing of Fish Advisories Web SiteThe NLFA Web site (www.epa.gov/fishadvisories) includes information about the species and size of fish under advisory, the chemical contaminants identified in the advisory, the location of the water body, and the population for whom the advisory was issued. The NLFA Web site also includes data on the concentrations of contaminants in fish tissue for 49 states/territories/tribes. Through this Web site, users can generate national, regional, and state maps that summarize advisory information. 

# Synopsis of the 2008 National Listing of Fish Advisories EPA’s 2008 National Listing of Fish Advisories indicates that the number of advisories increased by 397 since 2006, bringing the total number of advisories in effect from 3,852 in 2006 to 4,249 in 2008. Approximately 18 million lake acres and 1.4 million river miles were under advisory in 2008, representing 43 percent of the nation’s total lake acreage and 39 percent of the nation’s total river miles. From 2006 to 2008, the number of lake acres under advisory increased by 18 percent, and the number of river miles increased by 52 percent. The increase in lake acres and river miles under advisory from 2006 to 2008 can be attributed primarily to the issuance of several new statewide advisories. A statewide advisory is issued to warn the public of potential contamination of certain types of fish in specific types of water bodies across the state, resulting in the designation of all river miles and/or lake acres in the state as under advisory. Four states (Delaware, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming) issued new statewide advisories for all freshwaters in 2007 and 2008. As shown in Figure 2, 38 states had statewide advisories in effect in 2008. 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0

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# Safe Eating GuidelinesEPA encourages states to issue safe eating guidelines when providing advisory information to inform the public that certain species of fish from specific bodies of water have been tested and have been shown to contain very low levels of contaminants. The states help promote recreational fishing by identifying monitored waters where designated fish are safe to eat without consumption restrictions. The total number of safe eating guidelines increased from 20 in 1993 to 1,247 in 2006, but dropped to 874 in 2008. In 2008, safe eating guidelines were in effect in 22 states, covering approximately 53,728 river miles (2 percent of the national total) and 2.3 million lake acres (8 percent of the national total). These river-mile andlake-acre figures represent decreases of 42,897 river miles and nearly 3 million lake acres since 2006. Although several states issued a total of 120 new guidelines between 2006 and 2008, the overall geographic area covered by these guidelines decreased because one state rescinded almost 500 guidelines in the past 2 years. Figure 2 shows the states with statewide advisories in effect in 2008.



# Bioaccumulative Contaminants Although there are advisories in the United States for 34 different chemical contaminants, 97 percent of all advisories in effect in2008 involved the following five bioaccumulative chemical contaminants: mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlordane, dioxins, and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) (Figures 3 and 4, Table 1). These chemical contaminants accumulate in the tissues of aquatic organisms at concentrations many times higher than concentrations in the water and can persist for many years in sediments, where bottom-dwelling organisms that are lower on the food chain can accumulate them and pass them to fish that are higher on the food chain. As a result, top predators in a food chain (e.g., largemouth bass, walleye) may have concentrations of bioaccumulative contaminants in their tissues that are significantly higher than the concentrations found in the water. As of 2008, 50 states, one U.S. territory, and three tribes have issued mercury advisories. Eighty percent of all advisories in effect in 2008 were issued, at least in part, because of mercury. In 2008, HI AK

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## 2008 Biennial National Listing of Fish Advisories

4 there were 16.8 million lake acres and 1.3 million river miles under advisory for mercury. This represents an increase from 2006 of 19 percent for lake acres and 42 percent for river miles. The increase in the area under advisory was largely driven by the new statewide mercury advisories in Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming.



# Other Bioaccumulative Contaminants
PCBs: Between 2006 and 2008, lake acres under advisory for PCBs increased by 29 percent, and river miles under advisory decreased by 1.5 percent.
Chlordane: All registered uses of the pesticide chlordane were banned in the United States in 1988, and the compound continues to degrade in the environment. Between 2006 and 2008, lake acres under advisory for chlordane decreased by 1 percent, and river miles under advisory decreased by 8 percent.
Dioxins: Between 2006 and 2008, lake acres under advisory for dioxin decreased by 7 percent, and river miles under advisory decreased by 11 percent. DDT: The use of DDT, an organochlorine pesticide, has been banned in the United States since 1975. Lake acres and river miles under advisory for DDT both increased less than 1 percent from 2006 to 2008.
Other Contaminants: Three percent of all fish advisories are caused solely by other contaminants, including organochlorine pesticides, heavy metals, and contaminants of emerging concern such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). In 2008, approximately 2.6 million lake acres and 243,534 river miles were under advisory for other contaminants.



# Wildlife Advisories In 2008, five states had a total of 6 wildlife advisories in effect,down from 12 advisories in 2006. New York had a statewide advisory for waterfowl, and Maine had a statewide advisory for moose liver and kidney. Massachusetts and Rhode Island had specific water body advisories for frogs and turtles, while Utah had two advisories for ducks.

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PCBs 1,023 1,025 4,699,936 6,049,506 132,228 130,248 Chlordane 105 67 847,771 842,913 58,668 54,029

Dioxins 125 123 38,181 35,400 2,315 2,055

DDT 84 76 876,175 876,520 69,021 69,198 

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# National Advice Concerning Mercury in FishIn 2004, EPA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued advice for women who might become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children.(The national advice is not included in the statistics presented in this fact sheet.) The following advice from EPA and FDA is still in effect: By adhering to the following three recommendations for selecting and eating fish or shellfish, women and young children will receive the health benefits of eating fish and shellfish and be confident that they have reduced their exposure to the harmful effects of mercury:
•	 Do not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.
•	 Eat up to 12 ounces (two average meals) each week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury.

− Five of the most commonly consumed fish that are low in mercury are shrimp; canned, light tuna; salmon; pollock; and catfish.

− Albacore (“white”) tuna is another commonly consumed fish that has more mercury than canned, light tuna. Eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of albacore tuna per week. •	 Check local advisories about the safety of fish caught by family and friends in local lakes, rivers, and coastal areas. If no advice is available, eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) per week of fish caught from local waters, but do not consume any other fish during that week. Follow these same recommendations when including fishand shellfish in a young child’s diet, but serve smaller portions. For more information about the ways to reduce mercury exposure, consult EPA’s brochure, What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish , which is available in several languages on EPA’s NLFA Web site at www.epa.gov/ fishadvisories.

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Sin embargo, casi todos los pescados y mariscos contienen algunos rastros de mercurio. Para muchas personas, el riesgo del mercurio proveniente del pescado y del marisco no es una preocupación de salud. No obstante, algunos pescados y mariscos contienen altos niveles de mercurio que pueden perjudicar a los fetos o el sistema nervioso en vías de desarrollo de un niño pequeño. Los riesgos del mercurio en el pescado y el marisco dependen de la cantidad de pescado y marisco que se coma, y de los niveles del mercurio en el pescado y el marisco. Por lo tanto, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) aconsejan a las mujeres en edad fértil, a las mujeres embarazadas, a las madres lactantes y a los niños pequeños que eviten comer algunos tipos de pescado, y que coman pescados y mariscos bajos en mercurio. Para más información sobre los riesgos del mercurio en el pescado y los mariscos, llame a la línea de información gratuita de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE.UU. en el 1-888-SAFEFOOD o visite el sitio W eb de la FDA sobr e la seguridad de los alimentos

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1-888- SAFEFOOD ou visite o website de Segurança dos Alimentos da FDA no endereço www.cfsan.fda. gov/seafood1.html

. Para obter mais informações sobre a segurança dos peixes e frutos do mar pescados no local, visite o website de Informações sobre Peixes da Agência de Proteção Ambiental no endereço www.epa.gov/ost/ fish ou entre em contato com o departamento de saúde local ou estadual. Há uma lista de contatos dos departamentos de saúde locais e estaduais no website

www.epa.gov/ost/fish . Clique em contatos federais, estaduais ou tribais. Para obter informações sobre as ações da EPA para controlar o mercúrio, visite o website de mercúrio da EPA no endereço www.epa.gov/mercury

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## O Que Você Precisa Saber Sobre Mercúrio em Peixes e Frutos do Mar Cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến là những thức ăn quan trọng của một chế độ ăn uống khoẻ mạnh. Cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến chứa hàm lượng protein cao, các chất dinh dưỡng thiết yếu khác, các axit béo Omega-3, và hàm lượng chất béo bão hoà thấp. Một chế độ ăn uống cân bằng bao gồm nhiều loại cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến có thể góp phần bảo đảm một trái tim khoẻ mạnh, trẻ em tăng trưởng và phát triển hợp lý. Bởi vậy, phụ nữ và đặc biệt là trẻ em cần đưa cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến vào thực đơn của mình vì những thức ăn này mang lại nhiều lợi ích về dinh dưỡng. Tuy nhiên, hầu hết tất cả các loại cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến đều chứa một hàm lượng thuỷ ngân nhỏ. Đối với đa số nhiều người, nguy cơ nhiễm thuỷ ngân do ăn cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến không phải là mối lo ngại về sức khoẻ. Tuy nhiên, một số loại cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến có chứa hàm lượng thuỷ ngân cao hơn và có thể gây hại cho hệ thần kinh đang phát triển của trẻ chưa sinh hoặc trẻ nhỏ. Nguy cơ nhiễm thủy ngân từ cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến phụ thuộc vào số lượng cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến ăn vào và hàm lượng thuỷ ngân trong những thức ăn đó. Bởi vậy, Cơ quan Thực phẩm và Dược phẩm (FDA) và Cục Bảo vệ Môi trường (EPA) khuyên những phụ nữ sẽ mang thai, đ ang mang thai, bà mẹ cho con bú và trẻ nhỏ cần tránh một số loại cá, và nên ăn những loại cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến chứa hàm lượng thủy ngân thấp. Để biết thêm thông tin về những nguy cơ nhiễm thủy ngân từ cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến, xin hãy gọi điện cho đường dây thông tin miễn phí về thức ăn của Cơ quan Thực phẩm và Dược phẩm Hoa Kỳ, 1-888-SAFEFOOD hoặc truy nhập trang web Thực phẩm An toàn của FDA www.cfsan.fda.gov/ seafood1.html

. Để biết thêm thông tin về độ an toàn của những loài cá và tôm, cua, sò, hến được đánh bắt ở địa phương, hãy truy nhập trang web Tư vấn về Cá của Cục Bảo vệ Môi trường: www.epa.gov/ost/fish hoặc liên hệ với Sở Y tế Tiểu bang hoặc Địa phương. Danh sách chi tiết liên hệ của các sở y tế tiểu bang hoặc địa phương được cung cấp tại trang web: www.epa. gov/ost/fish . Hãy bấm chuột vào các Chi tiết Liên hệ Liên bang, Tiểu bang và Bộ lạc. Để biết thêm thông tin về các biện pháp của EPA nhằm kiểm soát thuỷ ngân, hãy truy nhập trang web về thuỷ ngân của EPA tại: www.epa.gov/mercury

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. 수은 문제와 관련된 EPA 의 활동에 대한 정보는 EPA 의 수은 관련 웹 사이트 www.epa.gov/mercury 에서 찾아 보 실 수 있습니다. 사실

어패류에 함유된 수은에 관한 모든 정보 임신할 가능성이 있는 여성, 임신한 여성, 수유 중인 여성, 그리고 영유아를 위해 미 식품의약국과 미 환경보호청이 드리는 조언 EPA-823-F-05-014 Ntses thiab qwj ntses yog yam tseem ceeb noj nrog zaub mov pab tau lub cev. Ntses thiab qwj ntses muaj protein zoo nrog rau lwm yam as ham (nutrients), lawv muaj roj nyeem tsawg, thiab lawv muaj cov omega-3 fatty acids. Kev noj zaub mov uas muaj nqaij ntses thiab qwj ntses muaj kam pab tau kom lub plawv ua hauj lwm zoo thiab pab menyuam yaus loj sai thiab loj hlob zoo. Yog li, poj niam thiab tshwj xeeb yog menyuam yaus yuav tsum noj ntses los sis qwj ntses nrog lawv cov zaub mov vim tias lawv muaj ntau hom as ham zoo. Tab sis, yuav luag txhua txhua yam ntses thiab qwj ntses muaj tsig kua hlau mercury. Rau tib neeg feem coob, qhov yuav kis tau mercury thaum noj ntses thiab qwj ntses kuj tsis yog ib qho txaus txhawj. Tiam sis, ib txhia ntses thiab qwj ntses muaj tsig mercury ntau dua uas muaj peev xwm ua tsis zoo rau tus menyuam nyob hauv plab los sis tus menyuam mos kom nws lub nrog cev loj hlob tsis taus. Qhov yuav kis tau mercury los ntawm nqaij ntses thiab qwj ntses kuj yog nyob ntawm seb yus noj ntses thiab qwj ntses ntau npaum cas thiab seb cov mercury nyob hauv cov nqaij no muaj ntau npaum cas. Vim li no, lub hoob kas saib xyuas zaub mov thiab tshuaj (Food and Drug Administration-FDA) thiab lub hoob kas tiv thaiv liaj teb (Environmental Protection Agency-EPA) thiaj li hais kom cov poj niam uas tseem yuav xeeb tub, cov twb xeeb tub lawm, cov tseem pub niam mis rau menyuam, thiab cov menyuam yau kom tsis txhob noj qee yam ntses es tsuas noj cov ntses thiab qwj ntses uas muaj tsig mercury tsawg tsawg xwb. Yog xav tau ntawv qhia ntxiv txog cov mercury nyob hauv ntses thiab qwj ntses, hu rau lub hoob kas U.S. Food and Drug Administration cov lus qhia txog kev noj haus ntawm tus xov tooj hu dawb 1-888-SAFEFOOD los sis mus saib tau FDA daim vev-xaij qhia Ceev Faj Zaub Mov www.cfsan.fda. gov/seafood1.html

. Yog xav tau ntawv qhia ntxiv txog kev yuav ceev faj cov ntses thiab qwj ntses uas nuv tau hauv zej zos, mus saib tau Environmental Protection Agency daim vev-xaij qhia txog ntses www.epa.gov/ost/fish los sis tiv tauj koj lub Xeev los yog Zos lub hoob kas lojsaib kev noj qab haus huv (State or Local Health Department). Cov npe thiab xov tooj ntawm cov hoob kas xeev thiab zos no muaj nyob ntawm www.epa. gov/ost/fish . Nias rau qhov Teb Chaws, Xeev, thiab Pab Pawg (Tribal) Cov Npe. Yog xav tau ntawv qhia txog EPA cov kev ua los tswj fwm mercury, mus saib rau EPA daim vev-xaij qhia txog mercury

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EPA-823-F-05-013 鱼类和贝类是健康膳食的重要组成部 分,富含优质蛋白和其它必需营养成份, 而且饱和脂肪含量较低,并含有ω-3脂 肪酸。包括了多种鱼贝的均衡膳食有益 于心脏健康和儿童正常生长发育。所以, 尤其是妇女和儿童的膳食中应有鱼或 贝,因为它们富含多种营养价值。 然而,几乎所有的鱼贝都含有微量汞。对 大多数人来说,食用鱼贝毋须担忧汞的 健康风险。但是,某些鱼贝含汞量较高, 可能会损害未出生婴儿或儿童正处于 发育中的神经系统。鱼贝的汞风险取决 于摄入的鱼贝总量和它们的含汞水平。 因此,食品与药品管理局(FDA)和环境 保护署(EPA)建议可能怀孕的女性、孕 妇、哺乳期妇女和儿童不要摄取某些鱼 类,而是要食用含汞较低的水产品。 有关鱼贝汞风险的更多信息,请拨打美国 食品与药品管理局免费咨询电话: 1-888- SAFEFOOD 或访问食品与药品管理局 的食品安全网站 www.cfsan.fda.gov/ seafood1.html

. 有关当地捕获鱼贝安全性的更多信息,请访 问环境保护署的鱼类咨询网站 www.epa. gov/ost/fish 或与您所在的州或当地卫生
局联系。 www.epa.gov/ost/fish 列出了州或 当地卫生局的联络方式。点击联邦、州和部 落联络链节。有关环境保护署采取措施进 行汞控制的信息,请访问该署的汞资讯站点 www.epa.gov/mercury

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## 2008 Biennial National Listing of Fish Advisories

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# EPA Fish Advisory Program Activities

The National Forum on Contaminants in Fish This forum is a biennial event sponsored by EPA to bring together public health and environmental professionals from states, tribes, and other interested groups to discuss the many issues related to assessing risks and benefits of fish consumption. The next forum is scheduled for November 2–5, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. More information on the forum is available online at www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/forum. 

# Mississippi Delta Fish Consumption Survey EPA’s Fish Advisory Program is partnering with FDA and the Mississippi State Department of Environmental Quality to assess the awareness and effectiveness of existing fish consumption advisories in the Mississippi Delta. Objectives of the study are to:
•	 Determine the extent to which Delta sport and subsistence fishers and their families are aware of the advisory and its recommendations;
•	 Determine the extent to which Delta sport and subsistence fishermen and their families have changed their fish consumption behaviors as a result of the Delta advisory; and
•	 Document specific behavior changes, such as changes in the amount of fish consumed, method of fish preparation used, and species of fish consumed and avoided. The survey is scheduled to be completed in early 2010, at which time results will be published. 

# EPA Fish Contamination Research

Fish Tissue Contaminant Studies As part of our ongoing contaminant assessment activities, EPA has expanded the evaluation of contaminants in fish tissue to include Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Moving beyond the legacy of persistent organic contaminants and toxic metals, EPA’s sampling and analysis activities include a pilot study of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in five effluent-dominated streams, completed in 2008, and ongoing sampling of fish as part of a nationally representative study of fish caught in urban rivers. Fish tissue samples collected from urban river segments as a part of the National Rivers and Streams Assessment will be analyzed for the presence of PPCP compounds and perfluorinated organic compounds (e.g., PFOS,perfluorooctanoic acid). In addition, a full suite of persistent organic compounds will be analyzed and mercury levels determined in all the river samples (urban and non-urban) in this national study. For further information about these studies, contact Leanne Stahl (stahl.leanne@epa.gov).



# Additional Information For more information about specific advisories within a state, contact the appropriate state agency listed on EPA’s NLFA Web site at www.epa.gov/fishadvisories. 

# For more information about the NLFA or EPA’s Fish Advisory Program, contact: Jeff Bigler, National Program Manager 

## Fish Advisory Program U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Science and Technology (4305T) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 

# Telephone: (202)566-0389 E-mail: bigler.jeff@epa.gov