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Current Water Quality Standards Current Water Quality Standards New York State Saline Surface Water Quality Standards Bacteria (when disinfection is practiced) Class Dissolved Oxygen Total Coliform Fecal Coliform Enterococci Median __ > 4.8 mg/l (daily avg) SA _< 70 MPN/100 mL ._ _> 3.0 mg/l SB Monthly median Monthly geometric mean *Geometric mean > 4.8 mg/l (daily avg) _< 2,400/100 mL _< 200/100 mL <_ 35/100 mL >_ 3.0 mg/l 80% _< 5,000/100 mL Monthly median Monthly geometric mean Geometric mean > 4.8 mg/l (daily avg) SC * _< 2,400/100 mL _< 200/100 mL <_ 35/100 mL >_ 3.0 mg/l 80% _< 5,000/100 mL I Monthly geometric mean Monthly geometric mean __ >_ 4.0 mg/l _< 10,000/100 mL _< 2,000/100 mL SD __ __ __ >_ 3.0 mg/l 1985 2014 Fecal Colifrom Bacteria: <100 cfu/100mL 100–200 201–2,000 >2,000 Data from Harbor Survey Program 1985 2014 Dissolved Oxygen: <3.0 mg/L 3.0–3.9 4.0–4.9 ≥5.0 Data from Harbor Survey Program From NYS DEC Website: Health Advice on Eating Fish You Catch NYC Upper Bay, Rivers and Kills Men Over 15 & Women Under 50 & Waterbody Fish Women Over 50 Children Under 15 American eel DON’T EAT DON’T EAT Atlantic needlefish Up to 1 meal/month DON’T EAT Up to 6 crabs/week Blue crabs DON’T EAT DON’T EAT tomalley Bluefish Up to 1 meal/month DON’T EAT Carp Up to 1 meal/month DON’T EAT Channel catfish DON’T EAT DON’T EAT Arthur Kill Gizzard shad DON’T EAT DON’T EAT Bronx River Goldfish Up to 1 meal/month DON’T EAT East River Rainbow smelt Up to 1 meal/month DON’T EAT Gowanus Canal Harlem River DON’T EAT: Newark Bay, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull Hudson River south of Striped bass Up to 1 meal/month: DON’T EAT Tappan Zee Bridge other waters listed to the left Kill Van Kull Newark Bay White catfish DON’T EAT DON’T EAT Newtown Creek Raritan Bay west of DON’T EAT: Newark Bay, Wolfe’s Pond Park Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, Upper New York Bay, Upper New York Bay Western Raritan Bay White perch DON’T EAT Up to 1 meal/month: from other waters listed to the left Crab or lobster DON’T EAT DON’T EAT tomalley Other fish not listed Up to 4 meals/month DON’T EAT The public is also reminded that all New York City waters are closed to shell fishing. NYC Lower Bay, Ocean and Sound Men Over 15 & Women Under 50 & Waterbody Fish Women Over 50 Children Under 15 American eel Up to 4 meals/month Up to 1 meal/month Greater that 20”, up to 1 meal/month; Bluefish Up to 4 meals/month Atlantic Ocean Less that 20”, up to 4 meals/month Jamaica Bay (excluding Paerdegat Basin) Striped bass Up to 4 meals/month Up to 1 meal/month Long Island Sound Greater that 25”, up to 1 meal/month; Greater that 25”, DON’T EAT; Lower New York Bay Weakfish Less than 25”, up to 4 Less that 25”, up to 1 meals/month meal/month Raritan Bay east of Wolfe’s Pond Park Crab or lobster DON’T EAT DON’T EAT tomalley New York State does not have advice for many fish in Other fish not listed these waters because marine fish are generally less contaminated Jamaica Bay (Paerdegat Basin and 200 yards All fish, All crabs DON’T EAT DON’T EAT from its mouth) Check the DEC website for regulations and special restrictions for certain species: www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html Visit www.health.ny.gov/fish for the latest fish advisory information .
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