Edited and helped fund the printing of Freddy the Fish , a brochure created by Villa Maria Academy Earth Force students that lists the advisory and explains how to properly prepare fish in order to minimize intake of PCBs. Compiled information on waterfowl and snapping turtle advisories issued in other states and submitted the information to DEP and PFBC to encourage tissue testing of these animals. With the help of Erie's International Institute, produced Freddy the Fish in Bosnian and Vietnamese languages to target subsistence anglers. Developed fact sheets and posters to identify the problems associated with avian botulism. In 1999, the Pennsylvania Game Commission investigated reports of dead gulls washing up on the shores of Lake Erie.
Type E can affect waterfowl and fish and can be fatal to humans.
As a result of these studies, Pennsylvania Sea Grant convened a task force including the Erie County Department of Health, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and Presque Isle State Park staff to develop an avian botulism outreach program for the public. Pennsylvania Sea Grant subsequently produced posters identifying the health risks associated with botulism and agency contact information for reporting and disposal of dead waterfowl. Researchers have shown that contaminant levels increase in fish that prey on round gobies. This increase is due to the biomagnification process of contaminants through the food chain mainly through goby consumption of zebra mussels. It is possible that fish consumption health advisories may increase because of these factors.