Fish are still recommended as part of a healthy, balanced diet. But anglers and their families – especially women of childbearing age and children – should be aware of the presence of mercury in fish from Lake Natoma and the lower American River, and follow our guidelines for safe consumption.
Fish
Guidelines for eating fish and shellfish
Fish Advisories
Advice for eating fish and shellfish that you catch
Fish Advisory Map
Map of current statewide and site-specific advisories
Benefits and Risks of Eating Fish
Learn about the benefits and risks of eating fish
Domoic Acid
Information on domoic acid (a marine biotoxin) in fish and shellfish
Oil Spills and Seafood
Evaluation of seafood safety following oil spills.
Chemicals in Fish
Sources and health effects of chemicals in the fish we eat
Technical Documents
Fish protocol documents and other resources
Education and Outreach Materials
Helpful links and videos
Translations
Fish advisory information in other languages.
Reports, Notices, Documents
This draft advisory updates and replaces a 1987 state fish advisory for Clear Lake, and expands the advisory to include Bear Creek and Cache Creek. The draft advisory recommends that no one should eat any fish or shellfish from Bear Creek, and limits fish consumption in other areas.
OEHHA accepted public comments on a draft fish advisory concerning elevated levels of mercury in fish in Tomales Bay in Marin County.
OEHHA accepted public comments on a draft fish advisory concerning elevated levels of mercury in fish from Lake Natoma and the lower American River in Sacramento County.
OEHHA has issued two fish advisories concerning elevated levels of mercury in certain fish from five reservoirs and portions of the Bear and South Yuba rivers and Deer Creek in the Northern Sierra Nevada foothills, and from Black Butte, Stony Gorge and East Park reservoirs. The advisories contain guidelines for consumption of bass, channel catfish, trout and other fish species.
