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Lower Fish Advisory

hrough public health assessments in 2002 Tand 2004, the Health Authority (OHA) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) identified contaminated fish as the main way people can come into contact with contaminants in the Harbor site. In 2004, OHA issued a fish advisory that included meal recommendations for fish caught in the Portland Harbor area. Since 2004, new data have been collected and an updated advisory with new meal recommendations has been released. The updated advisory applies to the area circled in orange on the map.

Oregon health officials recommend limiting the amount of resident fish species eaten from the Lower Willamette River. Resident fish stay within a defined territory on the river and Figure 1. The fish advisory boundary covers a portion of do not migrate out to the ocean. the Lower Willamette River from the to its with the . It also includes Channel from its confluence with the Willamette Recommended maximum meals*, River, to the Bridge. per month, for resident fish: 2 0 0 0

Black Crappie Brown Bullhead Bass (or 4 meals, if fillet only) Recommended maximum meals*, per month, for shellfish:

Note: Harvesting freshwater clams 2 and mussels in the Willamette River is ILLEGAL. 7 0 Crayfish Mussels Clams

*All recommended meals will be 0 (zero) when Superfund clean-up activities (for example, dredging) begin and soils are disturbed. SAFE TO EAT SAFE TO EAT AVOID OR Do you fish 2–3 MEALS OR 1 MEAL EAT R ARELY PER WEEK PER WEEK DUE TO MERCURY in Oregon?

Call 1-877-290-6767 to see if yourFor more information visit: F I S H A N D S E A FO O D G U I D E Follow this advice to reduce your exposure to mercury, PCBs, and other toxic chemicals: Women who are or may become www.healthoregon.org/fishadv favorite fishing spot has an advisory. PREGNANT,Ore gNURSINGon MOTHERS, or call TOLL FREE: 1-877-290-6767 Anchovies (fresh,canned) Chilean sea bass Monkfish There are local advisories throughoutTTY LINE: 971-673-0372 (Chile) (Crozet, Prince and CHILDRENSport-ca shouldught FNOTish eat: Black sea bass Chinook (King) Rockfish/Red snapper For other health information on (coastal, AK) EdwardFor m andore iMarionnformat ioIslands)n visit: F I S H A N D S E A FO O D G U I D E Oregon due to mercury and PCBs. Looking Butterfish www.healthoregon.org/fishad v (trawl-caught) Follow these cooking and cleaning tips mercury or PCBs: Chum (Dog, Keta) Mackerel (King) Tuna Steak OregCatfishon or Migratoryc Chinookall TOLL FRE Esalmon: 1-8 7fish,7-290-6 including767 Sablefish/Black cod to reduce your exposure to PCBs*: Follow the advice for fish caughtAge innc y for Toxic Substances and for the (PugetTTY LSound)INE: 971-673-0372 Marlin (imported) Bluefin safest Sport-caught Fish Coho (Silver) Tuna, Albacore Ealocalt Fwatersis andh review. the cooking Disease Registry: Clams salmon,For other health steelhead,information on andLo shado k ing Be Smart. Choose Wisely. www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/index.asp Follow these cooking and cleaning tips Farmed Croakerm e(white,rcury o rPacific) PCBs: (fresh, canned white) Shark• Thro (CA,w aw HI,a yMako, the • Bake oBigeyer broil and cleaning tips found on the back Cod (US Pacific)(US Atlantic) Thresher)skin, fat and the fish so fats catch? to reduce your exposure to PCBs*: Agency fo(Pacific)r Toxic S(Atlantic)ubstances and for the (imported longline) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): F Pink (Humpy) Halibutare NOT included in (WA, this OR, CAfish troll/pole) E safest O Disease Registry: organs. PCBs can drain off. Fish andof s ethisafoo card.d are good for Crab (Blue, King, Snow) R Eat Fish. (imported longline) Swordfish(imported) Orange Roughy www.epa.gov/mercury L

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L healthy choices. R Highest in healthy omega-3 fatty acids. younger, smaller fish have less contamination. O Flounder/Sole rich in nutrients and omega-3s. E Shrimp/Prawn (US, F Haddock Canada)(imported) ORANGE TEXT: Overfished, farmed or What is a meal? Herring Squid/Calamari caught using methods harmful to marine Check for local fish advisories at: Are you pregnant, planning to (Mitre, Indian spp) A seafood serving Aorre “meal” you pre gnis ant, planning to This card was developed by Washington State Mackerel (canned) This card was developed by Washington State life and/or environment. www.healthoregon.org/fishadvDepartment of Health and modified for Oregon become pregnant, nursing or Tilapia Department of Health and moaboutdified fo rthe Oreg sizeon and bthicknessecome pre gnof ant, nursing or Ocean Perch by the Oregon Public Heayourlth Div ihand,sion. or 1 oz. uncookedfeeding yo ufishng children, oFarmedr salmon information: or call: by the Oregon Public Health Division. feeding young children, or for every 20 lbs. ofcon bodycern weight.ed about toxics in fish? concerned about toxics in fish? You can get this document in other languages, large print, www.doh.wa.gov/fish/farmedsalmon You can get this document in other languages, large print, Oysters braille or a format you prefer. Call 1-877-290-6767 or Use this guide to help you make healthy 1-877-290-6767 Tuna (canned light) (troll/ braille or a format you prefer. Call 1-877-290-6767 or *Mercury cannot be removed through email [email protected]. We accept all relay choices for you and your family. Use this guide to help you make healthy calls or you can dial 711. Seafood not listed? Call 1-877-485-7316 or see the cooking Pollock/Fishand cleaning. sticks pole) (imported longline, OHA 9718 (03/17) *Mercury cannot be removed through email [email protected]. We accept all relay choices for you and your family. purse seine) cooking and cleaning. Oregon Sport Fishing Regulationscalls or you can dial 711. OHA 9718 (03/17)

Contaminants of concern in fish from the muscle (fillet) and fat. The bigger and older a fish Lower Willamette River is, the more likely it is to have eaten lots of smaller, The contaminants of concern in fish from the Lower contaminated organisms. People are exposed to Willamette River are polychlorinated biphenyls mercury and PCBs when they eat contaminated fish. (PCBs). PCBs are known to cause developmental problems in infants and children. Mercury has also For more information and to view the been found in the fish. Other contaminants include technical report, visit dioxins and furans, persistent like DDT, www.healthoregon.org/fishadv and arsenic. For other health information on PCBs PCBs and mercury in fish from the lower or mercury: Willamette River www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html Mercury and PCBs enter rivers, lakes, and streams www.epa.gov/mercury through rain or snow and are also directly released https://www.epa.gov/pcbs from industrial or natural sources. Mercury and For information about the Portland Harbor PCBs settle into sediment (mud in the river bed Superfund clean-up site: and banks) where small organisms feed and https://www.epa.gov/superfund/portland-harbor take up contaminants. When fish eat smaller organisms, contaminants build up in the fish’s

PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION Environmental Health Assessment Program

You can get this document in other languages, large print, braille or a format you prefer. Contact the Environmental Health Assessment Program at 971-673-0977 or email [email protected]. We accept all relay calls or you can dial 711. OHA 8169 (03/2018)