HEALTH ALERT: Fish Advisory
for Lake Whatcom
Whatcom County Health Department and Washington State Department
of Health advise that women of childbearing age and children under
age six should:
- Not eat smallmouth bass caught in Lake Whatcom
Women of childbearing age and children under age six should
also limit the amount of Lake Whatcom yellow perch they
eat. Recommended weekly limits for yellow perch are based
on body weight:
- A woman who weighs less than 135 pounds should eat less than
six ounces per week.
- Children under age six should eat less than four ounces per
week. Weekly limits for children under age six range from about
one ounce for a child who weighs 25 pounds to 3 ounces for
a child weighing 70 pounds.
For additional information on this subject, please visit the
Washington State Department of Health website at
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/oehas/fish/default.htm
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