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fish Consumption Information

Introduction
Where you fish matters: The advice on eating Hudson fish depends upon where on the river you fish. The Hudson River around Hudson Falls has been more affected by industrial chemica s. In general, fish from the lower Hudson are less contaminated. For example, from the Federal Dam at Troy to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill, no one is advised to oat striped bass. However, south of Catskill, men and older women can eat up to one striped bass meal a month. Visit www.health.ny.gov/fish for the latrest advisory information.
From Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to the NYC Battery The Lower Hudson includes parts of Catskill, and the towns of Saugerties, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Newburgh, Peekskill, Haverstraw, Croton, Ossining, Tarrytown, Yonkers, and Manhattan.
Who eats the fish matters:
Women under 50 and children under 15 should not eat any fish or crabs caught in the Hudson River between the Corinth Dam to the New York City Battery or the Upper Bay, Rivers and Kills around New York City. Chemicals like PCBs may have a greater effect on the development of young children or unborn babies.
Preparing Your Catch PCBs are found at higher levels in the fat offish. Follow the advice below to reduce PCBs by nearly one half.
Cut the Fat to Cut PCBs!
Questions? Please contact: New York State Department of Health Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project www.health.ny.qov/hudsonriverfish HRFA@health.ny.gov - 518-402-7530 - www.health.ny.gov/fish
From Federal Dam at Troy to Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill The Mid Hudson includes parts of Watervliet and Troy, and the towns of Menands, Albany, Rensselaer, Castleton, Schodack, Coeymans, New Baltimore, Stuyvesant, Coxsackie, Hudson, Athens, and parts of Catskill.
Who eats the fish matters:
Women under 50 and children under 15 should not eat any fish or crabs caught in the Hudson River between the Corinth Dam to the New York City Battery or the Upper Bay, Rivers and Kills around New York City. Chemicals like PCBs may have a greater effect on the development of young children or unborn babies.
Preparing Your Catch PCBs are found at higher levels in the fat offish. Follow the advice below to reduce PCBs by nearly one half.
Cut the Fat to Cut PCBs!
Questions? Please contact: New York State Department of Health Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project www.health.ny.qov/hudsonriverfish HRFA@health.ny.gov - 518-402-7530 - www.health.ny.gov/fish
The Upper Hudson includes the towns of Hudson Falls, Fort Edward,Schuylerville, Stillwater, Mechanicville, Waterford, Cohoes and parts of Watervliet and Troy. From Hudson Falls to the Federal Dam at Troy: Do not eat fish from the Hudson River including tributaries if there are no dams, waterfalls or barriers to keep fish from moving upstream. New York's State Department of Environmental Conservation's 'catch and release' regulations apply. Take No Fish. Eat No Fish.
Who eats the fish matters:
Women under 50 and children under 15 should not eat any fish or crabs caught in the Hudson River between the Corinth Dam to the New York City Battery or the Upper Bay, Rivers and Kills around New York City. Chemicals like PCBs may have a greater effect on the development of young children or unborn babies.
Preparing Your Catch PCBs are found at higher levels in the fat offish. Follow the advice below to reduce PCBs by nearly one half.
Cut the Fat to Cut PCBs!
Questions? Please contact: New York State Department of Health Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project www.health.ny.qov/hudsonriverfish HRFA@health.ny.gov - 518-402-7530 - www.health.ny.gov/fish
Arthur Kill Bronx River East River Gowanus Canal Harlem River Hudson River south of Tappan Zee Bridge Kill Van Kull Newark Bay Newtown Creek Raritan Bay west of Wolfe's Pond Park Upper New York Bay
Who eats the fish matters:
Women under 50 and children under 15 should not eat any fish or crabs caught in the Hudson River between the Corinth Dam to the New York City Battery or the Upper Bay, Rivers and Kills around New York City. Chemicals like PCBs may have a greater effect on the development of young children or unborn babies.
Preparing Your Catch PCBs are found at higher levels in the fat offish. Follow the advice below to reduce PCBs by nearly one half.
Cut the Fat to Cut PCBs!
Questions? Please contact: New York State Department of Health Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project www.health.ny.qov/hudsonriverfish HRFA@health.ny.gov - 518-402-7530 - www.health.ny.gov/fish
Atlantic Ocean Jamaica Bay (excluding Paerdegat Basin) Long Island Sound Lower New York Bay Raritan Bay east of Wolfe's Pond Park
Who eats the fish matters:
Women under 50 and children under 15 should not eat any fish or crabs caught in the Hudson River between the Corinth Dam to the New York City Battery or the Upper Bay, Rivers and Kills around New York City. Chemicals like PCBs may have a greater effect on the development of young children or unborn babies.
Preparing Your Catch PCBs are found at higher levels in the fat offish. Follow the advice below to reduce PCBs by nearly one half.
Cut the Fat to Cut PCBs!
Questions? Please contact: New York State Department of Health Hudson River Fish Advisory Outreach Project www.health.ny.qov/hudsonriverfish HRFA@health.ny.gov - 518-402-7530 - www.health.ny.gov/fish