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Safe eating guidelines for fish from California waterbodies.

As required by Government Code section 11346.8(c), and Title 1, section 44 of the California Code of Regulations, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is providing notice of

Hell Hole Reservoir (Placer County) fish advisory based on mercury in fish caught in this reservoir.

The recommendations developed by OEHHA for each fish species are based on the levels of mercury measured in fish from the French Meadows and Hell Hole Reservoirs in Placer County.

Consumption of Dungeness crab taken from this area no longer poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure.

A fact sheet describing Oregon's dry well program.  Oregon's program is the most well developed in the country.

Proposal to adopt a no significant risk level for styrene of 27 micrograms per day. Public comments available.

Test results show that domoic acid levels in rock crab in Monterey and Dungeness crabs south of Humboldt Bay entrance and in Mendocino County no longer pose a significant human health risk.

Styrene (CAS No. 100-42-5) listed effective April 22, 2016 as known to the state to cause cancer.

Consumption of razor clams is likely to pose a significant human health risk as a result of high levels of domoic acid.  Effective April 20, 2016 OEHHA recommends that the razor clam fishery be closed for Del Norte and Humbolt counties.