Fish Advisories
MISSISSIPPI
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Waterbody |
Chemical |
Date Issued |
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Little Conehoma and Yockanookany River in Attala and Leake Counties. From Hwy 35 near Kosciusko, downstream to Hwy 429 near Thomastown |
PCBs |
June 1987 |
Consumption Advisory All Species Commercial Fishing Ban |
Bogue Chitto River, entire length in Mississippi |
Mercury |
May 1995 |
Limit Consumption Advisory for Largemouth Bass and Large Catfish (>27in)* |
Yockanookany River, entire length |
Mercury |
May 1995 |
Limit Consumption Advisory for Largemouth Bass and Large Catfish (>27in)* |
Pearl River from Hwy 25 near Carthage, downstream to the Leake County Water Park |
Mercury |
June 2001 |
Limit Consumption Advisory for Largemouth Bass and Large Catfish (>27in)* |
*The Mississippi State Department of Health recommends that people limit the amount of bass and large catfish that they eat from these areas, because of high levels of mercury in the fish. Children under seven and women of child bearing age should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two months. Other adults should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two weeks.
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LOUISIANA
Lousiana Department of Health Mercury Advisories
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LDEQ Fishing Consumption and Swimming Advisories
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*Area Affected:
This advisory includes the entire Pearl River 221.8 miles (total for all specified subsegments)
Advisory Type:
Advisory for Fish Consumption: Mercury
Recommendations:
Women of childbearing age and children less than seven years of age SHOULD NOT CONSUME BOWFIN (choupique, grinnel) and should consume no more than ONE MEAL PER MONTH of bass (all species), bigmouth buffalo, or freshwater drum combined from the advisory area. Other adults and children seven years of age and older SHOULD NOT CONSUME BOWFIN (choupique, grinnel) and should consume no more than FOUR MEALS PER MONTH of bass (all species), bigmouth buffalo, or freshwater drum combined from the advisory area. Unless the fish species is specifically addressed in the details of the advisory, please limit consumption of all species in an advisory area to FOUR MEALS PER MONTH.
Date:
Issued: 03/01/1997; Revised: 05/29/2003
Parishes:
Washington, St. Tammany
Subsegments:
LA090101_00, LA090102_00, LA090103_00, LA090105_00, LA090106_00, LA090107_00, LA090201_00, LA090202_00, LA090202-5126, LA090204_00, LA090205_00, LA090206_00, LA090207_00, LA090207-5112
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This advisory includes the entire Pearl River 221.8 miles (total for all specified subsegments)
Advisory Type:
Advisory for Fish Consumption: Mercury
Recommendations:
Women of childbearing age and children less than seven years of age SHOULD NOT CONSUME BOWFIN (choupique, grinnel) and should consume no more than ONE MEAL PER MONTH of bass (all species), bigmouth buffalo, or freshwater drum combined from the advisory area. Other adults and children seven years of age and older SHOULD NOT CONSUME BOWFIN (choupique, grinnel) and should consume no more than FOUR MEALS PER MONTH of bass (all species), bigmouth buffalo, or freshwater drum combined from the advisory area. Unless the fish species is specifically addressed in the details of the advisory, please limit consumption of all species in an advisory area to FOUR MEALS PER MONTH.
Date:
Issued: 03/01/1997; Revised: 05/29/2003
Parishes:
Washington, St. Tammany
Subsegments:
LA090101_00, LA090102_00, LA090103_00, LA090105_00, LA090106_00, LA090107_00, LA090201_00, LA090202_00, LA090202-5126, LA090204_00, LA090205_00, LA090206_00, LA090207_00, LA090207-5112
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