Western Region Fish Advisories

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Western Region Advice

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If there is no specific advice for a particular waterbody, follow the general advice, eat up to four, half-pound meals of fish in a month.    

Waterbody 1 (County)	Fish	General Population	Sensitive Population	Chemicals of Concern
All waters NOT listed (Western Region)	All fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month
Buffalo River and Inner Harbor (Erie)	Carp, Channel catfish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	Brown bullhead, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	Rock bass, Yellow perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish3
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Buffalo Outer Harbor (Erie)	Same advice as Buffalo River and Inner Harbor
Cayuga Creek (Niagara)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	Dioxin
Delaware Park Lake/Hoyt Lake (Erie)	Carp	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Eighteenmile Creek, downstream of Burt Dam (Niagara)	Brown trout, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Rainbow trout	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	All other fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Eighteenmile Creek, upstream of Burt Dam (Niagara)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Erie Canal, between Lockport & Niagara River (Niagara, Erie)	Carp	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Lake Erie (Chautauqua, Erie)	Brown bullhead, Burbot, Rock bass, Rudd, Yellow perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish3
	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	Channel catfish	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Lake Ontario 2 (Niagara, Oswego, Monroe, Jefferson, Orleans, Wayne, Cayuga)	Lake trout	Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Channel catfish	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Carp	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Brown trout	Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Brown bullhead, Rainbow smelt, Rock bass, White sucker, Yellow perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish3
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
Lewiston Reservoir/Power Reservoir (Niagara)	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Niagara River, downstream of Niagara Falls (Niagara)	Lake trout	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Channel catfish	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Carp	Up to 1 meal/month	DON'T EAT	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Brown trout	Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
	Brown bullhead, Rainbow smelt, Rock bass, White sucker, Yellow perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish3
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin
Niagara River, upstream of Niagara Falls (Niagara, Erie)	Brown bullhead, Burbot, Rock bass, Rudd, Yellow perch	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 4 meals/month	Healthy choice fish3
	Carp	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
	Channel catfish	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
Scajaquada Creek (Erie)	All fish	DON'T EAT	DON'T EAT	PCBs
Waterport Reservoir/Lake Alice (Orleans)	Channel catfish	Up to 1 meal/month	Up to 1 meal/month	PCBs
	All other fish	Up to 4 meals/month	Up to 1 meal/month	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 Check the NYS DEC website for updated regulations and special restrictions for certain species.

³ This fish is a good choice for the whole family. Learn more information about how advisories are set.

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