2011-2012 Hudson River & Tributaries Region Fish Advisories
- Hudson River: Health Advice on Eating Fish You Catch is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 692KB, 5pg.). Also available in Spanish (PDF, 1MB, 5pg.).
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- Additional information is available on our Hudson River Fish: Health Advice, Publications, Projects page.
- Proyecto Educativo sobre Consumo de Pescado en el Rio Hudson
Women under 50 years and children under 15 years
- Don't eat fish or crabs from the Hudson River waters1 listed below.
Men over 15 years and women over 50 years
Follow advice for eating fish and crabs from waters1 listed below. For all fish and waters not listed--eat up to four fish meals a month.
| Location (chemical of concern) | Don't Eat | Eat up to One Meal a Month | Eat up to Four Meals a Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Dam to Dam at Route 9 Bridge in South Glens Falls (mercury) |
Smallmouth bass over 14" | All other fish species | |
| Sherman Island Dam downstream to Feeder Dam at South Glens Falls (PCBs) |
Carp | All other fish species | |
| Dam at Route 9 Bridge in South Glens Falls to Bakers Falls (PCBs) |
All fish species | ||
| Bakers Falls to Troy Dam | Catch and release fishing only per NYS DEC regulations. Take no fish. Eat no fish. | ||
| Troy Dam south to bridge at Catskill (PCBs) |
All fish species (except those listed at right→) | Alewife, Blueback herring, Rock bass, Yellow perch | |
| South of bridge at Catskill (PCBs in fish and cadmium, dioxin and PCBs in crabs) |
Channel catfish, Gizzard shad, White catfish Crab hepatopancreas and crab cooking liquid2 |
Atlantic needlefish, Bluefish, Brown bullhead, Carp, Goldfish, Largemouth bass, Rainbow smelt, Smallmouth bass, Striped bass, Walleye, White perch | All other fish species Blue crab meat2 (six crabs per meal) |
- 1The specific health advisories for the waters listed above also apply to tributaries and connected waters, if there are no dams, falls or barriers to stop the fish from moving upstream.
- 2NYS DOH strongly recommends to not eat the soft "green stuff" (mustard, tomalley, liver or hepatopancreas) found in the body section of crabs and lobsters from any waters because cadmium, PCBs and other contaminants concentrate there. As contaminants are transferred to cooking liquid, you should also discard crab or lobster cooking liquid.
Note: NYS DEC regulations prohibit the harvest/possession of American eel for food and the taking of American shad from the Hudson River. See the NYS DEC regulations for more restrictions.
