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New Florida Fish Consumption Advisories
Links to latest fish consumption information released by the Florida Department of Health

This web page provides new and modified fish consumption advisories for data from October 2007 through December 2007

 N - New advisory for this species in this water body
C - Changed advisory for this species in this water body
W - The water body by this name has new definition.

Location

 County Species

Women of
childbearing age,
young children
(# of meals)*

All Other
Individuals
(# of meals)* 

Status

Alapaha River Hamilton Redbreast sunfish One per week Two per week C
Alligator Lake Columbia Bluegill Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per month Two per week N
Apalachicola River Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty Blue catfish Two per week Two per week N
Flathead catfish, Striped bass One per month One per week C,N
Black Creek Canal (C-1) Miami-Dade Bluegill, Butterfly Peacock, Mayan cichlid Two per week Two per week N
C-100 Miami-Dade Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
C-51 Canal Palm Beach Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
C-9 (Snake Creek Canal) Broward Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per week Two per week N
Caloosa Fish Management Area Palm Beach White catfish, Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, Mayan cichlid Two per week Two per week N
Dead Lake Flagler Black crappie, Bluegill, White catfish Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per week Two per week C
E-4 Canal Broward, Palm Beach Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per week One per week C
Farm 13 Reservoir Indian River Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Black crappie One per week Two per week N
Hillsboro Canal Palm Beach Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
L-8 Canal Palm Beach Bluegill< White catfish, Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per week Two per week N
Lake Agnes Polk Bluegill Two per week Two per week N
Redear sunfish One per week Two per week N
Lake Alto Alachua Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week
Bluegill One per week Two per week C
Lake Conway Orange Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week C
Lake Deaton Sumter Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Lake Dexter Polk Brown bullhead, Redear sunfish, White catfish Two per week Two per week N,C,N
Black crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per week N,C
Warmouth One per month Two per week N
Yellow bullhead One per month One per week N
Lake Georges Putnam Bluegill Two per week Two per week N
Redear sunfish One per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per month One per month C
Lake Ida, Lake Osborne,
E-4 Canal		 Broward Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per week One per week C
Lake Okahumpka Sumter Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Lake Osborne Palm Beach Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
Largemouth bass,
Bowfin, Gar		 One per week One per week C
Ochlockonee River south of Lake Talquin Dam Franklin, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla Flathead catfish One per month One per month N
Ochlockonee River north of US 90 Bridge Gadsden, Leon Flathead catfish Do not eat One per month N
Palm Lake St. Lucie Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week N
White catfish One per week Two per week N
Spring Lake Polk Brown bullhead, Redear sunfish, White catfish Two per week Two per week N
Black crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per week N
Warmouth One per month Two per week N
Yellow bullhead One per month One per week N
Suwannee River system, (including Alapaha, Suwanne, and Withlacooche Rivers Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwanne, Union Redbreast sunfish One per week Two per week C
Tamiami Canal (WCA3) West of SR 997 (Krome Ave.) to Miami-Dade/Collier Counties line Miami-Dade Mayan cichlid Two per week Two per week C
Withlacooche Rivers -- North Hamilton, Madison Redbreast sunfish One per week Two per week C
* All Other Individuals should eat no more than one six ounce meal per week of Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, or Gar from freshwater bodies in Florida not listed in this brochure.

 

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