Western Region Fish Advisories
Advice by Waterbody
 Waterbody1 (County) |
 Fish |
 Men Over 15 & Women Over 50 |
 Women Under 50 & Children Under 15 |
 Chemicals of Concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All waters NOT listed (Western Region) | All fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | |
| Buffalo River and Harbor (Erie) | Channel catfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs |
| Carp | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| 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, above and below 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) | Rock bass, Yellow perch, Burbot | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs |
| Carp, Channel catfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs | |
| Lake Ontario2 (Niagara, Oswego, Monroe, Jefferson, Orleans, Wayne, Cayuga) | White sucker | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin |
| White perch | East of Point Breeze, up to 1 meal/month; West of Point Breeze, DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| Lake trout | Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| Carp, Channel catfish | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | 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) | White sucker | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin |
| Lake trout | Greater than 25", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 25", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| Carp, Channel catfish, White perch | DON'T EAT | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| Brown trout | Greater than 20", up to 1 meal/month; Less than 20", up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs, Mirex, Dioxin | |
| Niagara River, upstream of Niagara Falls (Niagara, Erie) | Rock bass, Yellow perch, Burbot | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 4 meals/month | PCBs |
| Carp, Channel catfish | Up to 1 meal/month | DON'T EAT | PCBs | |
| All other fish | Up to 4 meals/month | Up to 1 meal/month | PCBs |
- 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 Harvest/possession of American eel is prohibited per NYS DEC regulations.
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