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Alachua County Advisories
Florida Fish Consumption Advisories

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Species

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

All Other Individuals (# of meals)*

Lake Alto Bluegill One per month One per week
Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat One per month
Lake Lochloosa Largemouth bass less than 15 inches One per week Two per week
Largemouth bass 24 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week
Lake Santa Fe Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week
Lake Wauberg Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week
Newnans Lake Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown bullhead One per week Two per week
Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month
Orange Lake Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week
Black crappie, largemouth bass less than 15 inches, Warmouth One per week Two per week
Largemouth bass 24 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week
Santa Fe River -- Lower Bluegill, Channel catfish, Redbreast sunfish, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week
Spotted sunfish One per month Two per week
Brown bullhead One per month One per week
Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat One per month
Santa Fe River -- Upper Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish One per month Two per week
Black crappie, Channel catfish, Redear sunfish, Spotted sunfish, Warmouth One per month One per week
Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat One per month
Suwannee River system, including Santa Fe, Alapaha and Withlacoochee Rivers
[See separate advisories for Santa Fe River above]
Redear sunfish, White catfish One per week Two per week
Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Channel catfish, Redbreast sunfish, One per month Two per week
Black crappie, Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

* 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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