Fish Consumption Bans and Advisories

[Henry]

Never knew this hmm
My opinion of Houston is well founded. LoL

"Houston/Galveston Area

Clear Creek in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston and Harris counties

Chemical of Concern:
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Persons should not consume any species of fish from these waters.

Houston Ship Channel and all contiguous waters north of the Fred Hartman Bridge, State Highway 146 including the San Jacinto River below the Lake Houston dam

Chemicals of Concernioxins, Organochlorine pesticides, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

For all species of fish and blue crabs, adults should limit consumption to no more than one, 8-ounce meal per month.

Women of childbearing age and children under 12 should not consume any fish or blue crabs from this area.

Upper Galveston Bay and all contiguous waters north of a line drawn from Red Bluff Point to Five-Mile Cut Marker to Houston Point

Chemicals of Concernioxins and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

For all species of catfish, spotted seatrout and blue crab, adults should limit consumption to no more than one, 8-ounce meal per month.

Children under 12 and women of childbearing age should not consume spotted seatrout, blue crabs or any catfish species from this area.

Galveston Bay and all contiguous waters including Chocolate Bay, East Bay, Trinity Bay and West Bay

Chemicals of Concern: Dioxins and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

For all species of catfish, adults should limit consumption to no more than one, 8-ounce meal per month.

Children, and women who are nursing, pregnant or who may become pregnant should not consume catfish from these waters."

[Bonesplitter]

Been that way for years.

[Tuffbroadhead]

Quite a few bans in the DFW area also...

[Bayouboy]

Nothing new.

[quackaholic1]

Look up the bans TPWD website, you will be surprised.

[Bro. Bill]

Went to Walmart picked up a big bag of tilapia filets..
Farm raised.... Product of china

[Smart]

went to walmart picked up a big bag of tilapia filets..
Farm raised where they drain their raw sewage.... Product of china

fify

[Txjourneyman]

fify

[Bro. Bill]

Nasty !!

[jds247]

Ill take my chances with wild fish .I'm not eating farm raised greasy fish ..

[DXTroughneck]

wow i have ate many trout out of galveston bay and definately more than 8oz portions!! that is crazy

[MassMan]

Looks like it's gonna be fresh caught this morning redfish and trout with a side of dioxin for dinner. I should be dead by now.

[Easyrider]

Heard the same Crap in VA Beach in 78 while at Ft Story..All BS..

[metalmangeorge]

I wont eat any frozen fish unless it says raised in the USA.
And I would much rather take my chances on wild fish.

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