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Maryland Fish Consumption Advisories for Recreationally Caught Fish in Harford County, MD Guidelines for Recreationally Caught Fish Species in Maryland Fresh, Estuarine, and Marine Waters Recommended Meal Size: 8 oz or 9 crabs - General Population and Women; 3 oz or 4 crabs - Children Note: Consumption recommendations based on spacing of meals to avoid elevated exposure levels 1 Women = women of childbearing age (women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, or are nursing) 2 Children = all young children up to age 6 ♥ = Fish contains more than 1g beneficial fatty acids in a fillet the size of 2 decks of cards ” = Fish where all dark meat and/or Belly Fat has been removed Contaminant present in fish: * Mercury ∆ PCBs + Pesticides Recommended Meals/Month General 1 2 Species Waterbody Population Women Children Bush ∆ 4 4 4 1 every other 1 every other 1 every other American Eel Bynum Run * month month month Susquehanna River - Below Conowingo Dam ∆ Avoid Avoid Avoid Back River, Middle River or Patapsco River Blue Crab including Baltimore Harbor ∆ 6 6 5 Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries ∆ No Limit No Limit No Limit Blue Crab Back River, Middle River or Patapsco River "Mustard" including Baltimore Harbor ∆ Avoid Avoid Avoid Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries ∆ Eat Sparingly Eat Sparingly Eat Sparingly Bush ∆ 1 1 1 Gunpowder River ∆ 4 4 3 Brown Bullhead Mid Bay: Middle to Patapsco ∆ 5 5 5 Catfish 1 every other Susquehanna River - Below Conowingo Dam ∆ 1 1 month Bush ∆ Avoid Avoid Avoid 1 every other 1 every other Gunpowder River ∆ month month Avoid Channel Catfish Susquehanna River - Above Conowingo Dam ∆ 1 1 1 Susquehanna River - Below Conowingo Dam ∆ Avoid Avoid Avoid Common Carp Gunpowder River ∆ 2 2 2 Flathead Catfish Susquehanna River - Above Conowingo Dam ∆ 1 1 1 Bush ∆ 6 6 5 Large and Gunpowder River ∆ 2 2 2 Smallmouth Bass ∆ ♥ Susquehanna River - Above Conowingo Dam 2 2 2 Susquehanna River - Below Conowingo Dam ∆ 1 1 1 Bush ∆ 5 5 4 Spot ♥ Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries ∆ 5 5 4 Mid Bay: Middle to Patapsco ∆ 5 5 4 Maryland Fish Consumption Advisories for Recreationally Caught Fish in Harford County, MD Guidelines for Recreationally Caught Fish Species in Maryland Fresh, Estuarine, and Marine Waters Recommended Meal Size: 8 oz or 9 crabs - General Population and Women; 3 oz or 4 crabs - Children Note: Consumption recommendations based on spacing of meals to avoid elevated exposure levels 1 Women = women of childbearing age (women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, or are nursing) 2 Children = all young children up to age 6 ♥ = Fish contains more than 1g beneficial fatty acids in a fillet the size of 2 decks of cards ” = Fish where all dark meat and/or Belly Fat has been removed Contaminant present in fish: * Mercury ∆ PCBs + Pesticides Recommended Meals/Month General 1 2 Species Waterbody Population Women Children Chesapeake Bay andBush Tributaries < 28" ∆ ” No Limit No Limit 7 < 28" ∆ 3 3 2 Striped Bass > 28" ∆ ” No Limit No Limit 5 (Rockfish) ♥ 1 every other > 28" ∆ 1 1 month Bush ∆ 6 6 6 Sunfish Bynum Run * No Limit No Limit No Limit (including Gunpowder River ∆ 2 2 1 Bluegill) Susquehanna River - Above Conowingo Dam ∆ 6 6 5 Bush ∆ 3 3 2 White Perch Gunpowder River ∆ 3 3 3 Mid Bay: Middle to Patapsco ∆ 1 1 1 White Sucker Gunpowder River ∆ No Limit No Limit No Limit Bush ∆ 2 2 1 Yellow Perch Gunpowder River ∆ 1 1 1 Susquehanna River - Below Conowingo Dam ∆ 2 2 2.