Updated State Fish Advisory For Clear Lake Adds Information on Tribal Fish and Shellfish
Author:
Sam Delson
Date Published:
5/214
Description:
A new updated state fish advisory for Lake County’s Clear Lake offers safe eating advice on 15 species of fish and shellfish, including several traditional foods and species of interest to a local Indian Tribe.
The advisory and eating guidelines were developed by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Safe eating guidelines for each of the 15 species of fish and shellfish covered by the advisory can be found in OEHHA’s Clear Lake fact sheet at http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/facts/fClearLakefacts.html. The update was developed in response to requests from members of the Big Valley Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians. It provides information on fish and shellfish important to Tribal members and other fish consumers. Newly added species of interest to Tribal members include threadfin shad, prickly sculpin, mosquitofish, inland silversides, winged floater mussels, and Asian clams. The Clear Lake advisory, originally issued in 1987, was last updated in 2009.
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