Hudson River & Tributaries Region Fish Advisories

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Hudson River Advice

Waterbody 1 (County)	Fish	General Population	Sensitive Population	Chemicals of Concern
Hudson River, upstream from Corinth Dam (Palmer Falls Dam) (Warren, Essex, Saratoga, Hamilton)	All fish	See Adirondack Regional Advisory		Mercury
Hudson River, Corinth Dam (Palmer Falls Dam) to South Glens Falls Dam at Route 9 Bridge (Warren, Saratoga)	Carp, Channel catfish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	See Adirondack Regional Advisory		Mercury
Hudson River, South Glens Falls Dam at Route 9 Bridge to Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls (Warren, Washington, Saratoga)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Hudson River, Hudson Falls Dam at Bakers Falls to Federal Dam at Troy (Rensselaer, Albany, Washington, Saratoga)	All fish	Catch and Release fishing ONLY per NYS DEC regulations. Take No Fish. Eat No Fish.	Catch and Release fishing ONLY per NYS DEC regulations. Take No Fish. Eat No Fish.	PCBs
Hudson River, Federal Dam at Troy to Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill 3 (Rensselaer, Albany, Columbia, Greene)	Alewife, Blueback herring, Rock bass, Yellow perch	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish (including Striped bass and Walleye)	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Hudson River, Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge2,3 (Ulster, Rockland, Dutchess, Westchester, Columbia, Putnam, Greene, Orange)	Crab or lobster tomalley and cooking liquid 2	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Dioxin, Cadmium
	Channel catfish, Gizzard shad, Walleye, White catfish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	Blue crab meat	Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal)	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Cadmium
	Striped bass, Bluefish, Brown bullhead, Carp, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, White perch, Rainbow smelt, Atlantic needlefish, and Goldfish	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Hudson River, south of Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge 2,3 (New York, Rockland, Westchester, Bronx)	Crab or lobster tomalley and cooking liquid 2	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Dioxin, Cadmium
	Channel catfish, Gizzard shad, White catfish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	Blue crab meat	Up to 4 meals/month (six crabs per meal)	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Cadmium
	Striped bass, Bluefish, Carp, White perch, Rainbow smelt, Atlantic needlefish, and Goldfish	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs

The sensitive population refers to people who may bear children under the age of 50 and children under 15. The general population refers to everyone else.

¹ The 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.

² Don't 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.

³ Check the NYS DEC website for updated regulations and special restrictions for certain species.

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