55
www.wlf.louisiana.gov
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
&ŝƐŚ ĂƌĞ Ă ůĞĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ĮƐŚ ŵĂLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ
ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚƉŽƐĞŚĞĂůƚŚƌŝƐŬƐ͘>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĮƐŚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĞĂƚƐĨŽƵƌĮƐŚŵĞĂůƐƉĞƌŵŽŶƚŚ;Ă
ŵĞĂůŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞϲŽƵŶĐĞƐŽĨĮƐŚĨŽƌ
ĂĚƵůƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶͿ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ Žƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĞĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĨŽƵƌŵĞĂůƐŽĨĮƐŚ
ĂŵŽŶƚŚĨƌŽŵůŽĐĂůǁĂƚĞƌďŽĚŝĞƐ͕LJŽƵŵŝŐŚƚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞLJŽƵƌŚĞĂůƚŚƌŝƐŬƐ͘
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĮƐŚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨƵƌŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;,,Ϳ͘dŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ
,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ͕ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů YƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚtŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĂŶĐĞŽĨĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ͘
hŶůĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ͕
ƉůĞĂƐĞůŝŵŝƚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶŽĨĂůůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝŶĂŶ
ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJĂƌĞĂƚŽĨŽƵƌŵĞĂůƐƉĞƌŵŽŶƚŚ͘>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĮƐŚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĞĂƚƐ ĨŽƵƌ ĮƐŚ ŵĞĂůƐ ƉĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚ ;Ă
ŵĞĂůŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞŚĂůĨĂƉŽƵŶĚŽĨĮƐŚ
ĨŽƌĂĚƵůƚƐĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶͿ͘/ĨLJŽƵŽƌLJŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĞĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĨŽƵƌŵĞĂůƐŽĨĮƐŚĂ
ŵŽŶƚŚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽĐĂů ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ LJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƌŝƐŬƐ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ
ƚŚĞKĸĐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚƚŽůůĨƌĞĞĂƚϭͲϴϱϱͲ
ϮϮϵͲϲϴϰϴ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĞĂƚŝŶŐĮƐŚƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ͘
ƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͘ĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐŵĂLJďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚŽƌĂĚĚĞĚĂƚĂŶLJƟŵĞ͘
&Žƌ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ ĐĂůů ů ,ŝŶĚƌŝĐŚƐ Ăƚ
ƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůYƵĂůŝƚLJĂƚ
ϮϮϱͲϮϭϵͲϯϭϴϵ͕ŽƌǀŝƐŝƚƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂƚ͗ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘
dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/
ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJͬϯϭŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚĞĂƚŝŶŐĮƐŚƚŚĂƚŵĂLJĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ͘
CONTAMINANTS IN FISH
ůŵŽƐƚ ĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ůŽŽŬ ŝŶ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕
ƉĞŽƉůĞĐĂƚĐŚĂŶĚĞĂƚĨŝƐŚ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝŶĂĨĞǁ
>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ͕ ĨŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞůůĨŝƐŚ ŚĂǀĞ
ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ
ŵĂLJďĞŚĂƌŵĨƵůƚŽLJŽƵƌŚĞĂůƚŚŝĨLJŽƵǁĞƌĞ
ƚŽĞĂƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌĂůŽŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞ͘
dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ͕ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ͕ ůĞĂŬŝŶŐ
ůĂŶĚĨŝůůƐĂŶĚŵŝƐƵƐĞŽĨƉĞƐƚŝĐŝĚĞƐ͘&ŝƐŚƚĂŬĞ
ŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐĨƌŽŵǁĂƚĞƌ͕ƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚĨŽŽĚ͘>ĂƌŐĞƌ͕ŽůĚĞƌĨŝƐŚĂŶĚĨŝƐŚƚŚĂƚĞĂƚ
ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŝƐŚ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐƚŚĂŶƐŵĂůůĞƌ͕LJŽƵŶŐĞƌĨŝƐŚ͘
dŚĞKĨĨŝĐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƐĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ ŝŶ ĨŝƐŚ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƐŚ ĂƌĞ
ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐĞ Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚǁŽŵĞŶ͕ĂĚƵůƚƐŽƌ;ǁŚĞŶ
ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚͿ ƐƵďƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶŐůĞƌƐ͘ ĨŝƐŚ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŝƐ ŝƐƐƵĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƵŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ
ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĨŝůĞƚ͘
A “meal” is considered to be a half-pound (8 oz.) in size. 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. Louisiana fish consumption advisories are
based on the estimate that the average Louisiana resident eats four fish meals per
month. If you or your family eat more than four meals of fish a month from local water
bodies, you might increase your health risks. You can contact the Office of Public Health
toll free at 1-888-293-7020 for more information about eating fish that
contain chemicals.
168
www.wlf.louisiana.gov
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES
&ŝƐŚ ĂƌĞ Ă ůĞĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ĮƐŚ ŵĂLJ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ
ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚƉŽƐĞŚĞĂůƚŚƌŝƐŬƐ͘>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĮƐŚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĞĂƚƐĨŽƵƌĮƐŚŵĞĂůƐƉĞƌŵŽŶƚŚ;Ă
ŵĞĂůŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞϲŽƵŶĐĞƐŽĨĮƐŚĨŽƌ
ĂĚƵůƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶͿ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ Žƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĞĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĨŽƵƌŵĞĂůƐŽĨĮƐŚ
ĂŵŽŶƚŚĨƌŽŵůŽĐĂůǁĂƚĞƌďŽĚŝĞƐ͕LJŽƵŵŝŐŚƚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞLJŽƵƌŚĞĂůƚŚƌŝƐŬƐ͘
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĮƐŚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨƵƌŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;,,Ϳ͘dŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ
,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ͕ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů YƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚtŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĂŶĐĞŽĨĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ͘
hŶůĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ͕
ƉůĞĂƐĞůŝŵŝƚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶŽĨĂůůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝŶĂŶ
ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJĂƌĞĂƚŽĨŽƵƌŵĞĂůƐƉĞƌŵŽŶƚŚ͘>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĮƐŚĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĞĂƚƐ ĨŽƵƌ ĮƐŚ ŵĞĂůƐ ƉĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚ ;Ă
ŵĞĂůŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞŚĂůĨĂƉŽƵŶĚŽĨĮƐŚ
ĨŽƌĂĚƵůƚƐĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶͿ͘/ĨLJŽƵŽƌLJŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĞĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĨŽƵƌŵĞĂůƐŽĨĮƐŚĂ
ŵŽŶƚŚ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽĐĂů ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ LJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƌŝƐŬƐ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ
ƚŚĞKĸĐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚƚŽůůĨƌĞĞĂƚϭͲϴϱϱͲ
ϮϮϵͲϲϴϰϴ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĞĂƚŝŶŐĮƐŚƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ͘
ƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͘ĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐŵĂLJďĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚŽƌĂĚĚĞĚĂƚĂŶLJƟŵĞ͘
&Žƌ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌŝĞƐ ĐĂůů ů ,ŝŶĚƌŝĐŚƐ Ăƚ
ƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůYƵĂůŝƚLJĂƚ
ϮϮϱͲϮϭϵͲϯϭϴϵ͕ŽƌǀŝƐŝƚƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂƚ͗ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘
dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/
ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJͬϯϭŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚĞĂƚŝŶŐĮƐŚƚŚĂƚŵĂLJĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ͘
CONTAMINANTS IN FISH
ůŵŽƐƚ ĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ůŽŽŬ ŝŶ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕
ƉĞŽƉůĞĐĂƚĐŚĂŶĚĞĂƚĨŝƐŚ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝŶĂĨĞǁ
>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ͕ ĨŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞůůĨŝƐŚ ŚĂǀĞ
ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ
ŵĂLJďĞŚĂƌŵĨƵůƚŽLJŽƵƌŚĞĂůƚŚŝĨLJŽƵǁĞƌĞ
ƚŽĞĂƚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚŽǀĞƌĂůŽŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŝŵĞ͘
dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƌĞĂƐŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ͕ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ͕ ůĞĂŬŝŶŐ
ůĂŶĚĨŝůůƐĂŶĚŵŝƐƵƐĞŽĨƉĞƐƚŝĐŝĚĞƐ͘&ŝƐŚƚĂŬĞ
ŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐĨƌŽŵǁĂƚĞƌ͕ƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚĨŽŽĚ͘>ĂƌŐĞƌ͕ŽůĚĞƌĨŝƐŚĂŶĚĨŝƐŚƚŚĂƚĞĂƚ
ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŝƐŚ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐƚŚĂŶƐŵĂůůĞƌ͕LJŽƵŶŐĞƌĨŝƐŚ͘
dŚĞKĨĨŝĐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƐĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ ŝŶ ĨŝƐŚ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŝƐŚ ĂƌĞ
ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐĞ Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ ƚŽ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚǁŽŵĞŶ͕ĂĚƵůƚƐŽƌ;ǁŚĞŶ
ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚͿ ƐƵďƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶŐůĞƌƐ͘ ĨŝƐŚ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ ŝƐ ŝƐƐƵĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƵŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ
ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĨŝůĞƚ͘
A “meal” is considered to be a half-pound (8 oz.) in size. 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. Louisiana fish consumption advisories are
based on the estimate that the average Louisiana resident eats four fish meals per
month. If you or your family eat more than four meals of fish a month from local water
bodies, you might increase your health risks. You can contact the Office of Public Health
toll free at 1-888-293-7020 for more information about eating fish that
contain chemicals.
168