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A GUIDE TO EATING FISH NEW BULLARDS BAR RESERVOIR (YUBA COUNTY) Eat the Good Fish Eating fish that are low in chemicals may provide health benefits to children and adults. Avoid the Bad Fish Eating fish with higher levels of chemicals like mercury or PCBs may cause health problems in children and adults. Choose the Right Fish Chemicals may be more harmful to unborn babies and children. Women (18-49 Years) Children (1-17 Years) 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Rainbow Trout high in omega-3s 2 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK Sunfish Species Kokanee Salmon high in omega-3s 0 DO NOT EAT Black Bass Species Common Carp Women (50+ Years) Men (18+ Years) 6 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 5 TOTAL SERVINGS A WEEK 1 TOTAL SERVING A WEEK Serving Size A serving of fish is about the size and thickness of your hand. Give children smaller servings. For Adults For Children California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment web www.oehha.ca.gov/fish email [email protected] phone (916) 324-7572 Eat only the skinless fillet Eat only the meat Some chemicals are higher in the skin, fat, and guts.
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A GUIDE TO EATING FISH
NEW BULLARDS BAR RESERVOIR(YUBA COUNTY)
Eat theGood Fish
Eating fish that are low in chemicals
may provide health benefits to children
and adults.
Avoid theBad Fish
Eating fish with higher levels of chemicals like mercury or PCBs may cause health problems in children and adults.
Choose theRight Fish
Chemicals maybe more harmfulto unborn babies
and children.
Women(18-49 Years)
Children(1-17 Years)
2 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
Rainbow Trouthigh in omega-3s
2 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
Sunfish SpeciesKokanee Salmonhigh in omega-3s
0 DO NOTEAT
Black Bass Species Common Carp
Women(50+ Years)
Men(18+ Years)
6 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
5 TOTALSERVINGS A WEEK
1 TOTALSERVINGA WEEK
Serving SizeA serving of fish is about the size and thickness of your hand. Give children smaller servings.
For Adults For Children California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
web www.oehha.ca.gov/fishemail [email protected] (916) 324-7572
Eat only theskinless fillet
Eat only the meat
Some chemicals are higher in the skin, fat, and guts.
