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HEALTH ALERT The Vermont Department of Health recommends that people limit eating some fish caught in Vermont waters. Women of childbearing age Everyone else These advisories are and children age 6 and under GENERAL ADVISORY: based on tests of fish caught Brown Bullhead No more than 5 meals/month No Restrictions in Vermont waters and Pumpkinseed scientific information about Walleye 0 Meals No more than 1 meal/month the harmful effects of American Eel No more than 1 meal/month No more than Chain Pickerel 3 meals/month mercury and, in the case Lake Trout Smallmouth Bass of large lake trout in Lake Largemouth Bass No more than 2 meals/month No more than Champlain and all fish in the Northern Pike 6 meals/month Yellow Perch (10 inches and larger) Hoosic River, PCBs (poly- Brook Trout No more than 3-4 meals/month No Restrictions chlorinated biphenyls). Brown Trout Rainbow Trout You can mix and match White Perch Yellow Perch (smaller than 10 inches) fish (you catch or buy) All Other Fish No more than 2-3 meals/month No more than with the same limits, but 9 meals/month SPECIAL ADVISORIES: once you meet the low- Lake Carmi - Walleye No more than 4 meals/month No Restrictions est limit eat no more fish Lake Champlain 0 meals No more than that month. Do not eat the Lake Trout (larger than 25 inches) (includes all children under 15) 1 meal/month Smallmouth Bass (19 inches and larger) 0 meals No more than monthly limit within a 1 meal/month single week. Yellow Perch (smaller than 10 inches) No more than 5 meals/month No Restrictions Shelburne Pond No more than 5 meals/month No Restrictions Store bought fresh Yellow Perch (smaller than 10 inches) and canned fish—including Hoosic River - All Fish 0 meals 0 meals tuna—have mercury levels Deerfield Chain (Grout Pond, Somerset Reservoir, Harriman Reservoir, that are about the same Sherman Reservoir, and Searsburg Reservoir) Brook Trout No more than 5 meals/month No Restrictions as many Vermont-caught Brown Bullhead fish. Add in store bought Brown Trout (14 inches and smaller) No more than 1 meal/month No more than Rainbow Smelt 3 meals/month fish when you decide how Rainbow Trout Rock Bass many fish meals to eat each Yellow Perch Brown Trout (larger than 14 inches) 0 meals No more than month. All Other Fish 1 meal/month 15 Mile Falls Chain (Comerford Reservoir and Moore Reservoir) One fish meal = 8 ounces White Sucker No more than 1 meal/month No more than uncooked fish 3 meals/month All Fish 0 meals No more than For more information call 2 meals/month 1-800-439-8550 15 Mile Falls Chain (McIndoes Reservoir) healthvermont.gov Yellow Perch No more than 2 meals/month No more than 6 meals/month All Other Fish No more than 1 meal/month No more than 3 meals/month v.May 2013.

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