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FREE LOCAL FISHING MAP Using the Eat Safe Guidelines What are ‘safe’ fish? & Eat Safe Fish Guidelines MDHHS tests only the filets of the fish for Safe fish are fish that are low in chemicals to set these guidelines. MI Servings chemicals. If you use the Eat Safe are set to be safe for everyone. This includes children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, Fish Guide when you choose fish and people who have health problems like to catch and eat, you will protect cancer or diabetes. yourself and your family from chemicals that could someday How much is MI Serving? make you sick. eat Weight of Person MI Serving Size 45 pounds 2 ounces If there are chemicals in the fish, 90 pounds 4 ounces why should I still eat it? 180 pounds 8 ounces Fish have a lot of great health benefits. For every 20 pounds less than the weight listed in ;; Fish can be a great low-fat the table, subtract 1 ounce of fish. safe For example, a 70-pound child’s MI Serving size is 3 ounces of fish. source of . 90 pounds - 20 pounds = 70 pounds & 4 ounces - 1 ounce = Weigh Less? Weigh a MI Serving size of 3 ounces ;; Fish are brain food. For every 20 pounds more than the weight listed in ;; Some fish have heart- the table, add 1 ounce of fish. For example, a 110-pound person’s MI Serving size is 5 ounces of fish. healthy omega-3s. 90 pounds + 20 pounds = 110 pounds / 4 ounces plus 1 ounce = a MI Serving size of 5 ounces fish More? Weigh Plus, fishing is a fun way to get outside and You might eat more than one MI Serving in a meal. in That’s OK, just keep track so you don’t have too much. enjoy ’s 11,000 lakes, rivers, and streams!

the Saginaw Are you pregnant? If you go after fish that have Fish is good for you and your baby! Use your fewer chemicals in them, pre-pregnancy weight to find your MI Serving size. trim away the fat, and Bay Area It’s also best to avoid eating fish labeled as “Limited” when you’re pregnant or breastfeeding. grill or broil the fish (including , that you eat, you can , and the get a lot of health benefits My Michigan, MI Serving Size ) and have very little risk. ;;8 ounces of fish = size of an adult’s hand (large oval) Catching fish • Buying fish • Eating fish 8 For more information on safe fish, call ;;4 ounces of fish = size of the palm MDHHS at 1-800-648-6942 or visit us online at 4 of an adult’s hand (small circle) www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish. 2 ;;2 ounces of fish = size of half a palm of an adult’s hand (rectangle)

The MDHHS Safe Fish Guidelines in this brochure are from the MDHHS 2018 Eat Safe Fish Guide. www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish For updates, visit www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish or call 1-800-648-6942 and ask for a free Guide. Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings Type of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Type of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Brown PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp PCBs Any 12x Dioxins Any Limitedp PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x Chinook PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x Smelt PCBs Any 42x PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x Steelhead PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x Freshwater Drum Mercury Any 1 Suckers PCBs Any 22x PCBs & Dioxins Under 20” 12x Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x Lake Trout 20” to 24” 6 Per Year2x White (Silver) PCBs & Dioxins Any Limitedp PCBs Over 24” Limitedp White PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x Dioxins Any 22x Statewide Guidelines & More Don’t see a certain Bay, Midland, or Saginaw County lake or river listed in this brochure? Then the Statewide Safe Fish Guidelines can help you find safer fish to eat. Only use the Statewide Guidelines if... • the Bay, Midland, or Saginaw County lake or river you are fishing in is not listed in this brochure, OR • your lake or river is listed in this brochure, but the fish species is not listed. Statewide Safe Fish Guidelines Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings Type of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Type of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Black Mercury Any Size 4 Rock Bass Mercury Any Size 4 Mercury Any Size 8 Under 18” 2 Smallmouth Bass Mercury Brown Trout Mercury Any Size 4 Over 18” 1 Bullhead Mercury Any Size 4 Suckers Mercury Any Size 8 Carp PCBs Any Size 2 Sunfish Mercury Any Size 8 Catfish PCBs & Mercury Any Size 4 Under 20” 2 Walleye Mercury Under 18” 2 Over 20” 1 Mercury Over 18” 1 White Crappie Mercury Any Size 4 Muskellunge Mercury Any Size 1 Yellow Perch Mercury Any Size 4 Under 30” 2 Northern Pike Mercury Over 30” 1

These guidelines are based on the typical amount of chemicals found in fish filets tested from around the state. Some fish may be higher or lower. If any of these fish are listed in the guidelines for the lake or river you are fishing in, use those guidelines instead of the statewide guidelines. The MI Servings recommendation will be more exact for that lake or river because those filets have been tested. For other counties in Michigan, please visit www. michigan.gov/eatsafefish to get the Eat Safe Fish Guide for that region. 2x, Best Choice, Limited, and Do Not Eat If you: Remove the fat; double the MI Servings! Do you eat fish at least twice a week? When using the MDHHS Eat Safe Fish Guide, watch • are under the age of 15, PCBs and dioxins are in the fat of the fish. You can - or - double the number of MI Servings if you: for this MDHHS “Best Choice” symbol. The hook and fish mark species that you and your family can • have health problems, like cancer or diabetes, • trim away the fat that you can see from safely eat 8 MI Servings or more each month! - or - the filet, Choice Best • are planning on having children in the

2x • cook the fish on a grill or broiling pan so more next several , currently pregnant, or No one should eat fish listed as fat can drip away Limited breastfeeding, Do Not Eat, regardless of age or health. • Note, you can’t remove mercury, selenium, MDHHS suggests you avoid eating all fish listed as or PFOS from the fish. Do not double the When these fish were tested, MDHHS found very “Limited” because of higher levels of chemicals. MI Servings for fish with those chemicals high levels of chemicals. Eating even one meal of listed as a Chemical of Concern. these fish could possibly lead to health problems If NONE of the above apply to you, it is usually OK Do Not Eat in the future, regardless of age or health. to eat fish listed as “Limited” 1 or 2 times each . v. 06-2018 Eat Safe Fish Guidelines These guidelines are from the 2018 Southeast Eat Safe Fish Guide. To get the most up-to-date guidelines for lakes and rivers in Bay, Midland, and Saginaw Counties or other areas of Michigan, please visitwww.michigan.gov/eatsafefish to download a copy of the Eat Safe Fish Guide to your smartphone or call 1-800-648-6942 to get a print copy!

Chippewa River Map of the Saginaw Bay Area (downstream of Lake Isabella Dam, Isabella Co.)

These areas have Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings Saginaw Bay Type of Fish fish that you can eat Concern (length in inches) Per Month* 8 servings or more Carp PCBs & Dioxins Any Limitedp per month safely! Under 8” 4 A DNR Family Rock Bass Mercury Friendly Fishing Tobico Marsh Over 8” 2 Site! Mercury & Suckers Any 2 PCBs When fishing in the Chippewa River near the , please use the Chippewa River Saginaw River Pine River guidelines below. Tittabawassee River downstream of Midland Cheboyganing (downstream of Mott Dam, including Gilkey Creek) Creek Pine River Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings downstream of Type of Fish (length in inches) the St Louis Dam, Gratiot Co. Concern Per Month* Carp PCBs Any Limitedp Largemouth Bass PFOS Any 6 Per Year downstream of Rock Bass PFOS Any 1 Caro in Tuscola Co. Smallmouth Bass PFOS Any 6 Per Year

Shiawassee River PFOS can’t be reduced by trimming and cooking. Do not double MI Servings. downstream of Owosso, Flint River Shiawassee Co. downstream of the Mott Dam, including Gilkey Creek Haithco Lake MI Servings Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Bad River Concern (length in inches) Per Month* MI Servings Black Crappie Mercury Any 4 Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* White Crappie Mercury Any 4 p Carp PCBs Any Limited Yellow Perch Mercury Any 4 Under 18” 12x Catfish PCBs Over 18” 6 Per Year2x Kawkawlin River PCBs & MI Servings Northern Pike Mercury Any 2 Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Cass River Carp PCBs Any Limitedp (downstream of Caro in Tuscola Co.) Northern Pike PCBs Any Limitedp Chemicals of MI Servings When fishing the river near Saginaw Bay, use the Saginaw Bay guidelines below. Type of Fish Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Carp PCBs & Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x Pine PCBs & Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x (downstream of St. Louis Dam in Gratiot Co. to the Chippewa River) MI Servings Rock Bass Mercury Any 2 Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* p Cheboyganing Creek Carp DDT Any Do Not Eat Catfish DDT Any Do Not Eatp Chemicals of Size of Fish MI Servings Type of Fish p Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Largemouth Bass DDT Any Do Not Eat Carp PCBs Any Limitedp Smallmouth Bass DDT Any Do Not Eatp Under 26” 12x Suckers DDT Any Do Not Eatp Northern Pike PCBs Over 26” 6 Per Year2x All Other Species DDT Any Do Not Eatp

See the 2x box on the back of this page to learn To get the guidelines for other regions in 2X how you can eat more of these fish safely. Michigan and nearby states, please visit p See the Limited and Do Not Eat boxes on the back www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish of this page for more information. or call MDHHS at 1-800-648-6942. v. 06-2018 2018 Eat Safe Fish Guidelines for the Saginaw Bay Area (continued)

Saginaw Bay Chemicals of MI Servings Type of Fish Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* (downstream of Owosso, Shiawassee Co.) Carp PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp p MI Servings Catfish Dioxins Any Limited Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Freshwater Drum Mercury Any 1 Carp PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x PCBs & Dioxins Under 20” 12x Under 18” 2 Lake Trout 20” to 24” 6 Per Year2x Largemouth Bass Mercury PCBs Over 18” 1 Over 24” Limitedp Rock Bass Mercury Any 8 Walleye Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x Under 18” 2 White (Silver) Bass PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp Smallmouth Bass Mercury Over 18” 1 Yellow Perch Dioxins Any 22x 2x All Other Species PCBs & Dioxins Any 6 Per Year Tittabawassee River (downstream of Midland) Saginaw River MI Servings Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Chemicals of MI Servings Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Type of Fish Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Carp PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp Bluegill PFOS Any 4 Catfish Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp p Carp PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eat Under 18” 6 Per Year2x p Largemouth Bass PCBs & Dioxins Catfish Dioxins Any Do Not Eat Over 18” Limitedp PFOS, PCBs, & Under 18” 2 Under 18” 6 Per Year2x Largemouth Bass Mercury Smallmouth Bass PCBs & Dioxins Over 18” Limitedp Mercury Over 18” 1 Suckers PCBs Any 6 Per Year2x PFOS, PCBs, & Under 18” 2 2x Smallmouth Bass Mercury Walleye Dioxins Any 6 Per Year Mercury Over 18” 1 White (Silver) Bass PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp Sunfish PFOS Any 4 Yellow Perch Dioxins Any 22x Walleye Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x All Other Species PCBs & Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x White (Silver) Bass PCBs & Dioxins Any Do Not Eatp Yellow Perch Dioxins Any 22x Tobico Marsh All Other Species PCBs & Dioxins Any 6 Per Year2x MI Servings Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish PFOS can’t be reduced by trimming and cooking. Do not double MI Servings. Concern (length in inches) Per Month* 2x Sanford Lake Carp PCBs Any 6 Per Year Under 18” 2 MI Servings Largemouth Bass Mercury Type of Fish Chemicals of Size of Fish Concern (length in inches) Per Month* Over 18” 1 Mercury & Under 18” 2 Catfish Any 2 Smallmouth Bass Mercury Dioxins Over 18” 1 Under 9” 8 Under 30” 4 Black Crappie Mercury Northern Pike Mercury Over 9” 4 Over 30” 2 Under 30” 2 Northern Pike Mercury Over 30” 1 Rock Bass Mercury Any 4 Under 20” 2 Walleye Mercury Over 20” 1 Under 9” 8 White Crappie Mercury Over 9” 4

Do you also hunt in the area? If you eat wild from the Saginaw River and Tittabawassee River area: • Call 1-800-648-6942 to request the MDHHS Eat Safe Wild Game brochure. • Always trim away any fat you can see from the game . • Always cook the meat on a rack or grill so any extra fat can drip away. • Never eat the organs - including the , heart, brains, or gizzards.