-Houston/Galveston Area
Lake Isabell in Harris County
Chemical of Concern: Mercury

Adults should limit consumption of largemouth bass to no more than two 8-ounce servings per month.
Children under 12 years old should limit consumption to no more than two 4-ounce servings per month.
Women who are nursing, pregnant or who may become pregnant should not consume largemouth bass from Lake Isabell.

-Clear Creek in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston and Harris counties
Chemical of Concern: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Persons should not consume any species of fish from these waters. Galveston Bay including Chocolate Bay, East Bay, West Bay, Trinity Bay and contiguous waters
Chemicals of Concern: Dioxin and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

For all catfish species and spotted seatrout, adults should limit consumption to no more than one, 8-ounce meal per month.
Women who are nursing, pregnant, or who may become pregnant and children should not consume catfish or spotted seatrout from these waters.

-Houston Ship Channel upstream of the Lynchburg Ferry crossing and all contiguous water including the San Jacinto River below U.S. Highway 90 bridge
Chemicals of Concern: Dioxin, Organochlorine pesticides, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

For all species of fish and blue crabs, adults should limit consumption to no more than one, 8-ounce meal per month.
Women of child-bearing age and children under 12 should not consume any fish or blue crabs from this area.

-Houston Ship Channel downstream of the Lynchburg Ferry crossing and all contiguous waters including Upper Galveston Bay north of a line drawn from Red Bluff Point to Five Mile cut Marker to Houston Point
Chemicals of Concern: Dioxin and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

For spotted seatrout, blue crabs and all catfish species, adults should limit consumption to no more than one, 8-ounce meal per month.
Children under 12 and women of childbearing age should not consume spotted seatrout, blue crabs, or any catfish species from this area.

Was this a published article?

and yet another reason that I don't fish the upper coast.

damn...and I just caught quite a few specks from seawolf park. Are these statistics corresponding to that area as well?

Was this a published article? YES...

More information at:
Texas Department of State Health Services

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/seafood/survey.shtm#advisory


To inform the public of possible contamination of fish and shellfish caught by recreational fishermen in the state, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issues news releases regarding fish consumption advisories and fish consumption bans. Eating fish from an area with a consumption advisory is not illegal, but people should not eat more fish than the amount listed in the advisory. In instances where a serious or imminent threat to public health exists, the DSHS may prohibit the taking of fish and shellfish from an area. Taking fish from a closed area where a fish consumption ban is in effect is a violation of state law, enforced by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Thats been around for awhile now. It been like this for years now.

Ive ate a ton of fish from trinity bay this month. Have not gotten sick once.

Eating even large amounts of these most likely will not cause noticeable symptoms, esp. in healthy adults. The fish were for all apparent purposes healthy, however these toxins do not metabolize well in your body. IOW they are stored in the liver and body fat, a build up of these over time will cause organ damage. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's safe to consume reasonable amounts of these fish, if you aren't affected by an autoimmune deficency or liver disfunction. These notices are usually issued as advisory,warning,or ban; advisory being the least cause for concern.

yummy

RedFishKing, there ususally aren't any acute symptoms for eating these for a month or so; dioxins, pcbs, and others will build up in your body and start to affect your endocrine system and have been associated with high incidence of cancers. It may take a few years, but if you continue, you will pay the piper.

this report has been out for a long time, at least a couple of years maybe more. Not aware of anyone getting sick yet.

this is an ignorant statement, please take note of the article, they don't write this [censored] because they have nothing else better to do.



yup

This advisory came out July 8, 2008...

So, yes it is old...

Did not know that.

I still fish and eat trout...just do not catch too many of them. Fish more along Aransas Bay area.

Grew up in Galveston and STINK-A-DENA or Pasadena Texas..so who knows what is living in me.

Even the public water supply system is weakening in many areas, especially where city water treatment facilities are concerned.

You are better off to have a filtering system on your home faucets for quality drinking water. Think about what really gets flushed into the water treatment system over the years. It's scary to say the least.

Umm. What happened to my posts?

Nevermind, I'm an idiot. Didn't realize this was posted in multiple forums.