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2009 Updated - June 2009 Mark N. Mauriello Commissioner Department of Environmental Protection Jon S. Corzine Governor State of New Jersey Heather Howard Commissioner Department of Health and Senior Services ---PAGE BREAK--- Contents Health Effects from Consumption of Contaminated Fish and General Consumption Preparation and Cooking Methods for Fish and Crabs under Federal Advice on Fish 2009 Fish Consumption Advisory Statewide Water Body Locations Map of Northeast New Jersey Advisory contents The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services can provide more information on the advisories and the health effects of chemical contaminants in the fish. To stay current with advisory updates and to request additional information, please contact the NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Technology at 1-[PHONE REDACTED] or check the website www.FishSmartEatSmartNJ.org or the at 1-609- 588-3123. ---PAGE BREAK--- Introduction Fishing provides enjoyable and relaxing recreation. Many people enjoy cooking and eating their own catch. Fish are an excellent source of protein, minerals and vitamins, are low in fat and cholesterol and play an important role in maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet. The American Heart Association recommends people eat fish regularly. Fish are also one of the few foods that are rich in the omega-3 fatty acids needed for proper development of the brain and nervous system in the fetus and infants, and may reduce the risk of heart attack. Fish are an excellent substitute for other protein foods that are higher in saturated fats and cholesterol. Health professionals recommend that you include fish in your diet. However, certain fish may contain toxic chemicals, such as biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and mercury from the water they live in and the food they eat. Therefore, it is a good idea to follow a few precautions in consuming recreationally caught fish and crabs, particularly if you eat them often. The purpose of this booklet is to provide information to you on how to reduce your risk by avoiding or limiting consumption of certain fish, and to guide you in pre- paring the fish you eat from local waters in ways that reduce your exposure to PCBs, dioxins and mercury. Since 1982, when research began to show elevated levels of potentially harmful contaminants in certain fish and crabs in some New Jersey waters, fish consumption advisories were adopted to guide citizens on safe consumption practices. Fish consumption advisories are developed through a scientific process that includes collecting samples of fish from waters throughout the state and analyzing them for various chemical contaminants, such as dioxin, PCBs and mercury. The contaminant levels in the fish are then evaluated using federal guidelines for protecting human health. Chemical contaminants such as dioxin and PCBs are classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as probable cancer- causing substances in humans. Elevated levels of mercury can pose health risks to the human nervous system, particularly to developing fetuses. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and Department of Health and Senior Services provide advice on consuming those species of fish in which high levels of dioxin, PCBs and mercury have been found. Since levels of contaminants may vary from one location to another, and from one fish species to another, the advisories are also separated by site. So be sure to check which guidelines refer to your fishing location. introduction Health Effects from Consumption of Contaminated Fish and Crabs General Advice Exposure to low levels of some contaminants in the environment may have long lasting health effects on people. Mercury, PCBs and dioxins are among the major contaminants found in some New Jersey fish in portions of the state. These contaminants can be especially harmful to women of childbearing age, pregnant women and nursing mothers. Trace amounts of these contaminants may remain in your body for a period of time after eating. Should you become pregnant during this time, these contaminants can be passed along to your fetus, potentially affecting the development of the nervous system. Children are also at risk of developmental and neurological problems if exposed to these chemicals. Mercury Mercury is a toxic metal that has been commonly used in a number of products thermometers, electrical switches). There are many sources of mercury in the environment, natural and man-made; primary sources include burning of fossil fuels such as coal, incineration of wastes, and metal processing/manufacturing. Mercury discharged to the environment can end up in local water bodies. Mercury accumulates in fish muscle tissue through the aquatic food chain from the food that fish eat. Above certain levels, mercury can damage the nervous system, particularly in unborn and young children, resulting in learning and developmental delays. Regular consumption, of even low amounts of mercury may cause subtle effects on the central nervous system in both children and adults. In addition, long-term consumption of fish with elevated levels of mercury by adults and older children may result in adverse health effects, including neurological damage. For more information go to www.epa.gov/mercury. PCBs biphenyls (PCBs) were commercially produced for industrial application in heat transfer systems, hydraulic fluids and electrical equipment. They were later incorporated into other uses such as printing inks, paints and pesticides. The manufacture of PCBs was stopped in 1979 as a result of evidence that PCBs build up in the environment and cause harmful effects. PCBs tend to stay mostly in soil and sediment, but are also found in the air and water. 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Once they enter the food chain, they have a tendency to absorb into fat tissue. PCBs build up in fish to levels that are hundreds of thousands of times higher than the levels in the surrounding water. When people consume fish that have already accumulated PCBs, the PCBs then accumulate in their bodies. PCBs have been shown to cause cancer in animals, and there is evidence that PCBs may cause cancer in exposed humans. PCBs have also been shown to cause a number of serious health effects besides cancer in humans and animals, including effects on the nervous system of the developing fetus, the immune system, and the reproductive system. Studies have shown that unborn and young children are most at risk to PCB exposure. Because PCBs take a long time to leave the body after they accumulate, women who plan to become pregnant should follow the more restrictive consumption advice before becoming pregnant. For more information go to www.epa.gov/ebtpages/ Dioxin Dioxin is the most toxic member of a large chemical family of related dioxins and furans. Dioxin is an unwanted industrial byproduct formed through numerous processes, including production of chlorinated phenol products such as herbicides, the incineration of municipal solid waste, and creation of paper products using bleach. Most of what we know about dioxin has been obtained through animal toxicity testing in the laboratory and representative wildlife species. Dioxin produces a number of effects in animal testing, including suppression of the immune system, impaired reproduction, birth defects in some species tested, a skin condition called chloracne, alterations in liver function, and cancer. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified dioxin as a probable human carcinogen. For more information go to www.epa.gov/ebtpages/ pollchemicalsdioxins.html. General Consumption Guidelines Fish Species: Contaminant levels may vary from species to species. If possible, eat smaller amounts of several different types of fish rather than a large amount of one type that may be high in contaminants. Try to focus your consumption on those species of fish that have lower levels of contaminants, such as fluke or flounder. Fish Size: Smaller fish of a species will usually have lower chemical levels than larger fish in the same location because contaminants tend to build up in the fish over time. It is advisable to eat smaller fish (of legal size) more often than larger fish. High-risk Individuals: Infants, children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age are considered to be at higher risk from contaminants in fish than members of the general public. People within this category should be particularly careful about following the advisories, because of the greater potential for PCBs, dioxin and mercury to affect the development of the fetus, infant, and young child. Preparation and Cooking Methods for Fish and Crabs under Advisory The best way to reduce exposure to contaminants in fish is to learn what fish species are affected and either limit or avoid consumption. However, if you must eat those species under advisories, there are steps you can take to reduce your exposure. Contaminants tend to concentrate in the fatty tissue of the fish you catch. Proper cleaning and cooking techniques, which remove some of the fat from the fish, can significantly reduce levels of PCBs, dioxins and other organic chemicals. Please note, however, that these techniques will not reduce or remove unsafe levels of mercury from these fish. Mercury occurs in the flesh. There is no way to remove mercury through cooking. The best way to reduce mercury exposure is to select those species of fish which are known to have lower levels of mercury. Fish Preparation Methods Proper fish cleaning and cooking techniques may reduce PCB levels by approximately 50 percent when compared to raw fish fillets. A meal size is considered to be an uncooked 8 ounce fillet. Eat only the fillet portions. Do not eat whole fish or steak portions. The following diagram illustrates those body portions. Many chemical contaminants, like PCBs and pesticides (but not mercury), are stored in the fatty portions of fish. To reduce the levels of these 2 Remove all skin Fat - Remove the fatty dark meat along the entire length of the fillet Remove the belly fat Remove guts Remove all fat along the back ---PAGE BREAK--- chemicals, skin the fish and trim any of the dark meat (lateral line), back strap and belly flap. Do not eat the heads, guts or liver, because PCBs usually concentrate in those body parts. Also, avoid consumption of any reproductive parts such as eggs or roe. Fish Cooking Methods Use a cooking method such as baking, broiling, frying, grilling, or steaming that allows the fats and juices to drain away from the fish. When possible, cook the fish on an elevated rack that allows fats and juices to drain to the pan below. Avoid batter, breading or coatings that can hold in the juices that may contain contaminants. The juices should be thrown away since they contain the PCBs and other chemicals that were in the fat. Do not pour these juices over the fish as a sauce or to moisten the fish. Butter, margarine or other liquids can be added to the fish for this purpose once the juices have been poured off. After cooking, discard all liquids and frying oils. Do not reuse. Do not use heads, skin, trimmed fatty portions in soups, stews, chowders, boils, broth or for fish stock. If you make stews or chowders, only use skinless fillet parts. Raw fish may be infested by parasites. Cook fish thoroughly to destroy the parasites. This also helps to reduce the level of many chemical contaminants. Crab Preparation Methods Eating, selling or taking (harvesting) blue crabs from Newark Bay Complex and the tidal Passaic River is prohibited. The Newark Bay Complex is located in northeastern New Jersey. It includes the Newark Bay, tidal Hackensack River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull and tidal tributaries. (See chart on page If blue crabs are taken from water bodies other than the Passaic River/Newark Bay Complex, the following preparation techniques can be followed to reduce exposure to some contaminants. The highest levels of chemical contaminants are found in the hepatopancreas, commonly known as the tomalley or green gland. It is the yellowish green gland under the gills. This material is found next to the lump meat (backfin) portion of the crab. Chill and break the crabs immediately before cooking. Care must be taken to remove all of the hepatopancreas before cooking. There is no specific cooking method available to reduce the chemical contaminant levels in blue crabs. The following steps for proper preparation is key to reducing your exposure to harmful chemical contaminants. · Do not eat the green gland (hepatopancreas). · Remove green gland (hepatopancreas) before cooking. · After cooking, discard the cooking water. · Do not use cooking water or green gland (hepatopancreas) in any juices, sauces, bisques or soups. 3 gill hepatopancreas Federal Advice on Fish Consumption The following is provided as general information and advice from the federal government. Fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet. Fish and shellfish contain high quality protein and other essential nutrients, are low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids. A well-balanced diet that includes a variety of fish and shellfish can contribute to heart health and children’s proper growth and development. So, women and young children in particular, should include fish or shellfish in their diets due to the many nutritional benefits. However, nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury. For most people, the risk from mercury by eating fish and shellfish is not a health concern. Yet, some fish and shellfish contain higher levels of mercury that may harm an unborn baby or young child’s developing nervous system. The risks from mercury in fish and shellfish depend on the amount of fish and shellfish eaten and the levels of mercury in the fish and shellfish. Therefore, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are advising women who ---PAGE BREAK--- may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children to avoid some types of fish and eat fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. By following these 3 recommendations for selecting and eating fish or shellfish, women and young children will receive the benefits of eating fish and shellfish and be confident that they have reduced their exposure to the harmful effects of mercury. 1. Do not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury. 2. Eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. • Five of the most commonly eatenfish that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock, and catfish. • Another commonly eaten fish, albacore (“white”) tuna has more mercury than canned light tuna. So, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of albacore tuna per week. 3. Check local advisories about the safety of fish caught by family and friends in your local lakes rivers, and coastal areas. If no advice is available, eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) per week of fish you catch from local waters, but don’t consume any other fish during that week. Follow these same recommendations when feeding fish and shellfish to your young child, but serve smaller portions. Additional information on mercury in seafood can be found at the FDA’s web site: http:// www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg.html For more information on EPA freshwater fish consumption advisories, go to http:// www.epa.gov/ost/fish/ 2009 Fish Consumption Advisories for PCBs, Dioxin and Mercury The following advisory table provides statewide, regional, and water body-specific advisory information for various fish species. The table includes PCB, Dioxin and Mercury Advisories. The table lists the recommended fish consumption frequencies for the General Population and High-risk Individuals for waters statewide and for specific water bodies. High Risk Individuals: Includes infants, children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age. General Population: Includes all others not in the high-risk category. PCB advisories for the General Population are presented in meal frequencies (for example: one meal per month or four meals per year). This range is based on an estimated 1 in 10,000 risk of cancer during your lifetime from eating fish at the advisory level. This means that one additional cancer may occur in 10,000 people eating fish at the advisory level for a lifetime. By using this advisory, you have the necessary information to make an informed choice on the number of meals of fish to consume. You can reduce your risk further by eating less than the advisory meal frequency, however, this needs to be balanced with the health benefits of eating fish. The limits that follow each species assume that no other contaminated fish are being eaten. If you eat more than one species of fish listed in the advisory, the total consumption of fish should not exceed the recommended frequency as a guideline for consumption. The best approach is to use the lowest recommended frequency as a guideline for consumption. Example: If you fish Union Lake, you can eat four meals of white perch or you can eat one meal of Largemouth Bass over the course of a month, but not both. If your specific fishing location is not mentioned within the advisories on the following pages, this does not mean the fish are free of contamination. Not all New Jersey waters or fish species have been tested, and not all fish species were found in all locations, or in some cases available data were insufficient to list a species for a specific water body. Follow the statewide advisory for the listed species if your fishing area is not mentioned in the guidelines, or follow the statewide advisory of one meal per week for (general Population) or one meal per month (high-risk individuals) for freshwaters. 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2009 FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES NOTE: 2009 Advisories marked in Bold are New or Revised STATEWIDE FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES STATEWIDE ESTUARINE & MARINE WATERS (All coastal waters except those under WATERBODY SPECIFIC ADVISORIES) GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: 3) EAT NO MORE THAN: 3) STRIPED BASS One meal per Month BLUEFISH (greater than 6 lbs/24 inches) Six meals per Year Revised - June 2009 BLUEFISH (less than 6lbs/24 inches) One meal per Month AMERICAN EEL Four meals per Year Do Not Eat AMERICAN LOBSTER Do Not Eat the Green Gland, Tomalley or Hepatopancreas) GENERAL FRESHWATER ADVISORIES For all freshwater fish species and waters not covered by consumption advisories: General population - Eat no more than one meal per week High-risk individuals - Eat no more than one meal per month STATEWIDE FRESHWATER (All waters except PINELANDS REGION and those listed under WATERBODY SPECIFIC ADVISORIES) GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: 3) EAT NO MORE THAN: 3) TROUT (Brown, Brook, Rainbow) One meal per week LARGEMOUTH BASS SMALLMOUTH BASS CHAIN PICKEREL One meal per week YELLOW BULLHEAD BROWN BULLHEAD One meal per month SUNFISH(4) No restrictions One meal per week NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- REGIONAL FRESHWATER ADVISORIES PINELANDS REGION (All water bodies of the PINELANDS REGION unless there is a waterbody specific advisory listed below with a P notation) LARGEMOUTH BASS CHAIN PICKEREL One meal per month BROWN BULLHEAD YELLOW BULLHEAD Do not eat SUNFISH(4) One meal per week One meal per month WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES ESTUARINE & MARINE WATERS GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS WATERBODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Blue Crab* Do not eat or harvest Striped Bass* Four meals per year American Eel* White Perch Do not eat NEWARK BAY COMPLEX Including Newark Bay, tidal Hackensack River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull and tidal tributaries. White Catfish One meal per year Do not eat All Fish & Shellfish* Do not eat TIDAL PASSAIC RIVER From the head of tide (Dundee Dam) to Newark Bay and all tidal tributaries. Blue Crab* Do not eat or harvest4 Striped Bass* Four meals per year American Eel* White Perch One meal per year Do not eat Winter Flounder One meal per month White Catfish Do not eat HUDSON RIVER From the New York & New Jersey border (near Alpine, NJ) to the NY-NJ border at the Upper New York Bay Blue Crab One meal of 7 crabs per week Do not eat green gland (hepatopancreas); Discard cooking liquid NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES ESTUARINE & MARINE WATERS NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS WATERBODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: American Lobster One meal per week Do not eat green gland (hepatopancreas) Discard cooking liquid Weakfish Striped Bass Do not eat Winter Flounder Porgy One meal per month One meal per month American Eel One meal per year Do not eat Summer Flounder One meal per week White Perch (Raritan Bay) One meal per year Do not eat RARITAN BAY COMPLEX Includes the Raritan Bay, tidal Raritan River (to the Rt.1 bridge), and the tidal portions of all tributaries. See below for White Perch and White Catfish for the Raritan River and South River. Blue Crab One meal of 7 crabs per month. Do not eat green gland (hepatopancreas); Discard cooking liquid White Catfish Raritan River upstream of Route 35 Bridge and South River (tidal portion) White Perch Four meals per year Do not eat Sandy Hook Bay & Lower Bay Summer Flounder One meal per week COASTAL TRIBUTARIES Including. Navesink, Shrewsbury, Shark, Toms & Mullica Rivers. American Eel One meal per month Barnegat Bay at Manahawkin Bay Weakfish One meal per week One meal per month COASTAL WATERS Atlantic Ocean from Sandy Hook to Sea Bright Summer Flounder One meal per week Atlantic Ocean from Sea Isle City to Cape May Weakfish One meal per week One meal per month species and different locations should not be combined.) 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES ESTUARINE & MARINE WATERS NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS WATERBODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: Hybrid Striped Bass Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per week American Eel Channel Catfish One meal per year Striped Bass White Perch Four meals per year LOWER (TIDAL) DELAWARE RIVER Trenton, NJ to PA/DE line, including all tributaries to the head of tide. White Catfish One meal per month Do not eat DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY Delaware, New Jersey borderline to Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal All Finfish Do not eat Do not eat fish larger than 6 lbs or 24 inches Bluefish One meal per year for fish less than 6 lbs or less than 24 inches White catfish Striped Bass White perch American eel Channel catfish One meal per year Do not eat DELAWARE ESTUARY & DELAWARE BAY Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal to the mouth of Delaware Bay Weakfish One meal per week One meal per month DELAWARE BAY TRIBUTARIES American eel One meal per month Four meals per year species and different locations should not be combined.) 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Alycon Lake (Gloucester Co.) Black Crappie No restrictions One meal per month Assunpink Creek (Mercer/Monmouth Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per week Chain Pickerel Largemouth Bass Atlantic City Reservoir - (Atlantic Co.) No Fishing Allowed Yellow Perch Do not eat Chain Pickerel Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Brown Bullhead Batsto Lake (Burlington Co.) Yellow Bullhead No restrictions One meal per month Channel Catfish Largemouth Bass White Catfish No restrictions One meal per week Big Timber Creek (Gloucester Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Four meals per year Do not Eat Rock Bass No Restriction White Catfish One meal per week One meal per month Boonton Reservoir (Morris Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions Bound Brook –(Somerset Co) Entire length including New Market Pond & Spring Lake All fish species Do not eat Largemouth Bass One meal per week Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Branch Brook Park – Newark, (Essex Co.) Bluegill No restrictions One meal per week White Catfish One meal per month Northern Pike Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Brown Bullhead No restrictions Budd Lake (Morris Co.) Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Chain Pickerel One meal per week Do not eat Butterfly Bogs Pond (Ocean Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: Chain Pickerel Yellow Perch One meal per month Yellow Bullhead Canistear Reservoir (Sussex Co.) Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish One meal per month White Perch One meal per week Carnegie Lake (Mercer Co.) Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions No restrictions Chain Pickerel Cedar Lake (Cumberland Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Chain Pickerel Clementon Lake (Camden Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Largemouth Bass Do not eat Yellow Bullhead One meal per week Rock Bass Clinton Reservoir (Passaic Co.) White Sucker No restrictions One meal per month Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Cooper River, below Evans Pond (Camden Co.) Bluegill Sunfish One meal per week One meal per month Cooper River, Hopkins Pond (Camden Co.) Brown Bullhead One meal per month Four meals per year Largemouth Bass Common Carp Four meals per year Do not eat Brown Bullhead Cooper River Lake (Camden Co.) Bluegill Sunfish One meal per week One meal per month Cranberry Lk (Sussex Co.) Hybrid Striped Bass One meal per week One meal per month Yellow Perch Do not eat Crater Lake (Sussex Co.) Brown Bullhead One meal per week One meal per month Largemouth Bass Crosswicks Creek (Mercer Co.) White Catfish No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass One meal per month Black Crappie One meal per week Lake (Burlington Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions American Eel One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish One meal per week Chain Pickerel No restrictions Davidson Mill Pond (Middlesex Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month species and different locations should not be combined.) 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: Channel Catfish American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Bluegill Sunfish One meal per week Chain Pickerel No restrictions Smallmouth Bass Delaware & Raritan Canal Entire Length Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Yellow Perch No restrictions One meal per month Delaware & Raritan Canal @ Bound Brook (Somerset Co.) Common Carp Four meals per year Do not eat Delaware & Raritan Canal at Griggstown (Middlesex-Somerset Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week Delaware & Raritan Canal at Lambertville (Hunterdon Co.) Common Carp One meal per month One meal per month Delaware & Raritan Canal at Port Mercer (Mercer Co.) Common Carp One meal per year Do not eat Walleye Delaware & Raritan Canal at West Trenton (Mercer Co.) Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Channel Catfish Muskellunge No restrictions One meal per month Smallmouth Bass One meal per week Delaware River -Upstream of Delaware Water Gap to New York State border (Warren/Sussex Co) White Sucker One meal per month White Catfish One meal per week Do not eat Channel Catfish Smallmouth Bass One meal per month Delaware River – Delaware Water Gap to Phillipsburg (Warren Co.) Walleye No restrictions One meal per week species and different locations should not be combined.) 11 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: Channel Catfish Striped Bass Four meals per year Do not eat American Eel White Sucker One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass No restrictions Delaware River- Phillipsburg to Trenton (Hunterdon/Mercer Co.) Smallmouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Brown Bullhead One meal per week Chain Pickerel One meal per week DeVoe Lake (Middlesex Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per month Double Trouble Lake (Ocean Co.) Yellow Bullhead One meal per month Do not eat Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Duhernal Lake (Middlesex Co.) Brown Bullhead One meal per week Brown Bullhead Yellow Bullhead East Creek Lake (Cape May Co.) Yellow Perch One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass Chain Pickerel One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish Echo Lake Reservoir (Passaic Co.) Yellow Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week Evans Pond (Camden Co.) Brown Bullhead One meal per week One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish One meal per week Chain Pickerel Yellow Perch No restrictions Brown Bullhead One meal per month Farrington Lake (Middlesex Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Green Brook - (Somerset) American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Chain Pickerel Green Turtle Lake (Passaic Co.) Yellow Perch No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass Walleye One meal per month White Perch No restrictions Bluegill Sunfish Greenwood Lake (Passaic Co.) Yellow Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week species and different locations should not be combined.) 12 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: Brown Bullhead One meal per week One meal per month Grovers Mill Pond (Mercer Co.) Chain Pickerel No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass One meal per month Hainesville Pond (Sussex Co.) Chain Pickerel No restrictions One meal per week Mud Sunfish Harrisville Lake (Burlington Co.) Yellow Bullhead One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass Do not eat Lake Carasaljo (Ocean Co.) Chain Pickerel One meal per week One meal per month Lake Hopatcong (Morris/Sussex Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per month Chain Pickerel Yellow Perch One meal per week Do not eat Lake Nummy (Cape May Co.) Yellow Bullhead No restrictions One meal per month Smallmouth Bass Largemouth Bass One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish No restriction Yellow Bullhead Lake Tappan (Bergen Co.) Common Carp No restrictions One meal per week American Eel One meal per week One meal per month Brown Trout Redbreast Sunfish Lamington River at Lamington (Hunterdon-Somerset Co.) Smallmouth Bass No restrictions One meal per week Lenape Lake – (Atlantic Co.) Chain Pickerel One meal per week Do not eat Linden Lake- (Camden Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per month Little Timber Creek (Camden Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions American Eel One meal per month Black Crappie One meal per week Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions No restrictions Manalapan Lake (Middlesex Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month species and different locations should not be combined.) 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE EAT NO MORE THAN: THAN: Largemouth Bass One meal per month Do not eat Black Crappie One meal per week Chain Pickerel One meal per month Manasquan Reservoir (Monmouth Co.) Yellow Perch No restrictions One meal per week Brown Bullhead Chain Pickerel Largemouth Bass One meal per week Maskells Mill Lake (Salem Co.) Black Crappie No restrictions One meal per month Smallmouth Bass Lake Trout One meal per week Largemouth Bass One meal per month Black Crappie Bluegill Sunfish Brown Bullhead Do not eat Merrill Creek Reservoir (Warren Co.) Yellow Perch No restrictions One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Common Carp Four meals per year Do not eat Millstone River at Manville (Somerset Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Mirror Lake (Burlington Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week Smallmouth Bass No restrictions One meal per month Walleye White Perch One meal per week Do not eat Monksville Reservoir (Passaic Co.) Yellow Perch No restriction One meal per week Mountain Lake (Warren Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Brown Bullhead White Perch One meal per week Mullica River (Burlington/Atlantic Co.) White Catfish No restrictions One meal per month species and different locations should not be combined.) 14 ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 15 WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Chain Pickerel Do not eat Largemouth Bass One meal per week Sunfish Black Crappie One meal per month New Brooklyn Lake (Camden Co.) Yellow Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week New Market Pond– Spring Lake and the full length of the Bound Brook (Somerset Co.) See Bound Brook Advisories Newton Creek, North (Camden Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions Newton Creek, South (Camden Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per month Do not eat Bluegill Sunfish Brown Bullhead One meal per week One meal per month Largemouth Bass Four meals per year Newton Lake (Camden Co.) Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Chain Pickerel One meal per month Oak Ridge Reservoir (Passaic Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions Largemouth Bass One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish Yellow Bullhead Oradell Reservoir (Bergen Co.) Common Carp No restrictions No restriction Largemouth Bass Common Carp Overpeck Creek (Bergen Co). American Eel Four meals per year Do not eat Redbreast Sunfish Northern Pike One meal per week Black Crappie One meal per month Yellow Bullhead Pumpkinseed Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Passaic River: Rt. 280 to confluence of Pompton R at Two Bridges (Morris/Essex/Passaic Co.) Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 16 WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Largemouth Bass Yellow Bullhead One meal per month Brown Bullhead Redbreast Sunfish One meal per week Four meals per year Common Carp Bluegill Sunfish Passaic River: Elmwood Park to Dundee Lake (Garfield) (Passaic/Bergen Co.) American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Common Carp Four meals per year Largemouth Bass Do not eat Sunfish Four meals per year Pennsauken Creek, at Forked Landing (Camden Co.) White Catfish One meal per month One meal per year Largemouth Bass One meal per week Pompton Lake (Passaic Co.) Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Common Carp Four meals per year Northern Pike Rock Bass Do not eat Redbreast Sunfish Four meals per year Largemouth Bass One meal per week Yellow Perch Pompton River at Lincoln Park (Passaic/Morris Co.) Black Crappie No restrictions One meal per month Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Yellow Bullhead Rock Bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish Do not eat Redbreast Sunfish Ramapo River @ Pompton Feeder (Morris Co.) Formerly listed as Pompton River @ Pequannock R. (Passaic/Morris Co.) Black Crappie One meal per week One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish Brown Bullhead One meal per month Largemouth Bass One meal per week Rahway River (East Branch) at Milton Lake (Union Co.) Common Carp Four meals per year Do not eat Brown Bullhead One meal per month Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Rahway River (West Branch) at Valley Road Pond (Union Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 17 WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: American Eel Yellow Bullhead One meal per week Smallmouth Bass One meal per month Raritan River - North Branch at Branchburg (Somerset Co.) Redbreast Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Brown Trout Redbreast Sunfish No restrictions Smallmouth Bass One meal per week Raritan River - South Branch at Flemington (Hunterdon Co.) Yellow Bullhead One meal per week One meal per month American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Raritan River - South Branch at High Bridge (Hunterdon Co.) Redbreast Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Raritan River - South Branch at Long Valley (Clairmont Reach; Morris Co.) Brown Trout No restrictions One meal per week Brown Bullhead No Restrictions Channel Catfish American Eel Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass One meal per week White Catfish Smallmouth Bass One meal per month Raritan River at confluence with the Millstone River (Somerset Co.) Redbreast Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass One meal per week Smallmouth Bass One meal per week Rock Bass One meal per month Redbreast Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Common Carp One meal per week One meal per month Raritan River- South Branch at Neshanic Station (Somerset Co.) American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Chain Pickerel Rock Bass No restrictions One meal per month Yellow Bullhead Rockaway River @ Powerville (Morris Co.) Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 18 WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Black Crappie One meal per month Rockaway River at Whippany (Morris Co.) Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Black Crappie One meal per week Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions Largemouth Bass No restrictions Rosedale Lake at Pennington (Mercer Co.) Common Carp One meal per week One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish White Catfish No restrictions One meal per week Lake Trout Channel Catfish One meal per month Round Valley Reservoir (Hunterdon Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Northern Pike One meal per month Saw Mill Lake (Sussex Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions Shadow Lake (Monmouth Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per week Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Shepherd Lake (aka; Sheppards Lake: (Passaic Co.) Rock Bass No restrictions One meal per week Bluegill Sunfish Chain Pickerel Speedwell Lake (Morris Co.) Common carp No restrictions One meal per week Chain Pickerel One meal per month Yellow Perch Bluegill Sunfish One meal per week Splitrock Reservoir (Morris Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions Spring Lake (Monmouth Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Northern Pike No restrictions Hybrid Striped Bass One meal per month Common Carp Channel Catfish Spruce Run Reservoir (Hunterdon Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 19 WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Stafford Forge Main Line (Ocean Co.) Chain Pickerel One meal per week Do not eat Steenykill Lake (Sussex Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per week Bluegill Sunfish One meal per month Brown Bullhead One meal per week Do not eat Largemouth Bass Four meals per year Stewart Lake (Camden Co.) Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Largemouth Bass Bluegill Sunfish One meal per month One meal per year Common Carp Four meals per year Do not eat Strawbridge Lake (Burlington Co.) Brown Bullhead One meal per week Four meals per year Sunset Lake (Cumberland Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week One meal per month Smallmouth Bass One meal per month Swartswood Lake (Sussex Co.) Chain Pickerel No restrictions One meal per week Union Lake (Cumberland Co.) White Perch One meal per week Do not eat Yellow Bullhead One meal per month Chain Pickerel Wading River (Burlington Co.) White Catfish One meal per week Do not eat Largemouth Bass White Perch One meal per week Do not eat White Catfish One meal per month Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions Wanaque Reservoir (Passaic Co.) Yellow Bullhead No restrictions One meal per week Chain Pickerel No restriction One meal per month Largemouth Bass Do not eat Wawayanda Lake (Sussex Co.) Yellow Bullhead One meal per week One meal per month Largemouth Bass One meal per month Common Carp One meal per month Do not eat Bluegill One meal per week One meal per week White Perch One meal per week Weequahic Lake (Essex Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions No restrictions ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTE: To reduce your exposure, eat those fish with the lowest meal restrictions. Do not combine meal restrictions. (For example, If you eat multiple species or catch fish from more than one area, the recommended guidelines for different species and different locations should not be combined.) 20 WATERBODY SPECIFIC FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FRESHWATER SITES GENERAL POPULATION HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUAL WATER BODY SPECIES EAT NO MORE THAN: EAT NO MORE THAN: Brown Bullhead Largemouth Bass One meal per week Yellow Perch Black Crappie Chain Pickerel One meal per month Bluegill Sunfish No restrictions One meal per week Weston Mill Pond (Middlesex Co.) American Eel One meal per month Do not eat Whitesbog Pond (Ocean Co.) Chain Pickerel One meal per week Do not eat Willow Grove Lake (Cumberland Co.) Brown Bullhead No restrictions One meal per month Chain Pickerel Pumpkinseed Sunfish Yellow Perch One meal per month Wilson Lake (Gloucester Co.) Largemouth Bass One meal per week Do not eat Black Crappie Woodstown Memorial Lake (Salem Co.) Largemouth Bass No restrictions One meal per month High-risk individuals include infants, children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age. One meal is defined as an eight-ounce serving Eat only the fillet portions of the fish. Use proper trimming techniques to remove fat, and cooking methods that allow juices to drain from the fish baking, broiling, frying, grilling, and steaming). See text for full description. Sunfish includes bluegill, pumpkinseed, and redbreast sunfish. No harvest means no taking or attempting to take any blue crabs from these waters. Note: Not all species were found or analyzed in all water bodies, or inadequate data were available to list some species. = Pinelands Area * Selling any of these species from designated water bodies is prohibited in New Jersey. ---PAGE BREAK--- Sampling Performed By: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Science, Research and Technology Division of Fish and Wildlife Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Map: Terri Tucker, DSRT, January 2009 New Jersey Fish Tissue Sampling Sites 2009 Legend Sampling Sites - Marine ! Sampling Sites - River # Sampling Sites - Lake Rivers, Bays & Ocean Agricultural Production Area Counties Cum3 Cum2 Mid2 Mer1 Mid3 Mid9 Ess3 Pas8 Pas4 Glo3 Bur9 Oc e2 Glo8 Mer3 Pas2 Sus6 Oce3 Cam9 Bur2 Glo7 War4 Mon4 Mon5 War1 Pas5 Sal1 Sal3 Sal2 Cum1 Cap1 Cap2 Alt2 Atl1 Oce1 Glo6 Cam6 Cam4 Cam1 Bur6 Bur8 Oce4 Mer2 Mon1 Mon3 Ess4 Hun6 Hun2 War3 Sus9 Mor5 Mor2 Mor4 Ber4 Ber2 Ber1 Pas6 Pas3 Pas1 Pas7 Sus7 Mor1 Sus8 Sus5 Sus3 Sus2 Sus1 Cam13 Mid17 Mid13 Mid12 Mid15 Cam11 Mid14 Pas12 Bur13 Bur12 Bur10 Cam12 Sus10 Pas10 Uni2 Uni1 Mer5 Som5 Mer4 Hun5 Som7 Mid4 Som3 Som6 Som1 Mid7 Mid1 Hun1 Hun3 Mor6 Ber5 Ber3 Oce5 Mor7 Som8 Mid5 Mid6 Ess1 Es s2 Mid8 Cam 2 Cam3 Glo4 Sus4 War2 Hun4 Bur3 Bur7 Oce6 Glo2 Bur1 Bur4 Bur5 Glo1 Mer6 War7 War5 Cam5Cam8 Mer7 Glo5 Mon2 Pas9 Mor3 Som9 War6 Mid11 Pas11 Mid16 Mid10 Cam10 Bur16 Bur11 Bur14 Bur15 Mar7 Mar6 Mar5 Mar4 Mar1 Mar3 Mar2 Mar9 Mar8 Mar34 Mar33 Mar21 Mar12 Mar32 Mar13 Mar10 Mar18 Mar31 Mar28 Mar20 Mar17 Mar19 Mar11 Mar15 Mar14 Mar16 Mar27 Mar26 Mar25 Mar29 Mar24 Mar30 Mar23 21 ---PAGE BREAK--- Sampling Sites by County Name County-# type Name County-# type Atlantic County Gloucester County Atlantic City Reservoir Atl2 Lake Alcyon Lake Glo6 Lake Lake Lenape Atl1 Lake Delaware River at Mantua Creek Glo2 River Bergen County Delaware River at Paulsboro Glo1 River Oradell Reservoir Ber2 Lake Malaga Lake Glo8 Lake Overpeck Creek Lake Ber4 Lake Raccoon Creek at mouth near Swedesboro Glo4 River Passaic River at Elmwood Park Ber3 River Rancocas Creek Glo5 River Passaic River at Ber5 River Stewart Lake Glo3 Lake Tappan Lake Ber1 Lake Wilson Lake Glo7 Lake Burlington County Hunterdon County Atsion Lake Bur10 Lake Delaware -Raritan Canal @ Lambertville Hun5 River Batsto Lake Bur12 Lake Delaware River at Byram Hun4 River Lake Bur2 Lake Raritan River South @ High Bridge Hun1 River Delaware River at Crosswicks Creek Bur1 River Raritan River South @Flemington Hun3 River Delaware River at Palmyra Bur5 River Round Valley Reservoir Hun6 Lake Delaware River at Riverton Bur4 River Spruce Run Reservoir Hun2 Lake Delaware River mouth of Neshaminy Creek Bur3 River Mercer County Harrisville Lake Bur13 Lake Carnegie Lake Mer2 Lake Mirror Lake Bur8 Lake Crosswicks Creek Mer7 River Mullica River Bur14 River Delaware -Raritan Canal @ Port Mercer Mer4 River Mullica River from Atsion to Pleasantville Bur11 River Delaware -Raritan Canal @ Trenton Mer5 River Mullican River between Green Bank and Batsto Bur16 River Delaware River at Trenton Mer6 River Rancocas Tributary between Vincetown/Buddtown Bur7 River Grovers Mill Pond Mer3 Lake Strawbridge Lake Bur6 Lake Rosedale Lake in Pennington Mer1 Lake Wading River Bur15 River Middlesex County Whitesbog Pond Bur9 Lake Below New Market Pond Dam Mid4 River Camden County Davidson Mill Mid17 Lake Big Timber Creek Cam8 River De Voe Lake Mid14 Lake Clementon Lake Cam1 Lake Duhernal Lake Mid13 Lake Cooper River ar Cooper River Lake Cam3 Lake Farrington Lake Mid12 Lake Cooper River at mouth of Evans Pond Cam10 River Manalapan Lake Mid15 Lake Copper River Park Lake Cam4 Lake New Market Pond Mid2 Lake Evans Pond Cam11 Lake Pompton River at Lincoln Park Mid6 River Haddon Lake Cam9 Lake Ramapo River at Pompton Feeder Mid5 River Linden Lake Cam12 Lake Raritan River at Millstone Creek Mid16 River Little Timber Creek Cam7 River Raritan River @ Millstone River Mid7 River New Brooklyn Lake Cam13 Lake Raritan River @ Route 1 Bridge Mid1 River Newton Creek Cam5 River Raritan River Upper at Rt 1 Mid8 River Newton Lake Cam6 Lake South River at Old Bridge Mid10 River Pennsauken Creek at Forked Landing Cam2 River South River at Sayreville Mid11 River Cape May County Spring Lake (NMP) Mid3 Lake Lake Nummy Cap1 Lake Weston Mill Pond Mid9 Lake East Creek Lake Cap2 Lake Monmouth County Cumberland County Assunpink Creek Mon2 River Cedar Lake Cum2 Lake Assunpink Lake Mon1 Lake Sunset Lake Cum3 Lake Manasquan Reservoir Mon3 Lake Union Lake Cum1 Lake Essex County Shadow Lake Mon5 Lake Park Lake Ess3 Lake Spring Lake Mon4 Lake Passaic River at Hatfield Swamp Ess1 River Morris County Rockaway/ Whippany River Ess2 River Boonton Reservoir Mor4 Lake Weequahic Lake Ess4 Lake Budd Lake Mor5 Lake Oak Ridge Reservoir Mor1 Lake Raritan River South-@ Long Valley/Clairemont Mor6 River Raritan River, So. Branch, Clairemont Stretch Mor7 River Rockaway River Mor3 River Split Rock Reservoir Mor2 Lake ---PAGE BREAK--- Sampling Sites by County Name County-# type Name Ocean County Marine Butterfly Bogs Oce3 Lake Arthur Kill Double Trouble Lake Oce1 Lake Atlantic Ocean about 1 mile S. of Cape May Mar6 Lake Carasaljo Oce4 Lake Atlantic Ocean at Barnegat Light Mar31 Ridgeway Branch of Toms River Oce5 River Atlantic Ocean at Island Beach State Park Mar20 Success Lake Oce2 Lake Atlantic Ocean E of Sea Isle City, S of Ocean CityMar19 Toms River Oce6 River Atlantic Ocean just N of Sandy Hook Mar28 Passaic County Atlantic Ocean North Mar11 Clinton Reservoir Pas5 Lake Atlantic Ocean off Belmar Mar13 Dundee Lake Pas12 Lake Atlantic Ocean, Sea Isle City to Cape May Mar17 Echo Lake Pas7 Lake Barnegat Bay @ Manahawkin Bay Mar32 Green Turtle Lake Pas2 Lake Barnegat Bay at Toms River Mar21 Greenwood Lake Pas1 Lake Cohansey River at Greenwich Mar18 Monksville Reservoir Pas3 Lake Delaware Bay at Bower's Beach, DE Mar26 Passaic River - Great Piece Pas9 River Delaware Bay West of Reeds Beach, SE of ThomMar30 Passaic River at Pompton Pas11 River Delaware River at Deepwater Mar29 Pompton Lake Pas10 Lake Delaware River at National Park Mar23 Ramapo Lake Pas8 Lake Delaware River at Port Penn Mar22 Sheppard Lake Pas4 Lake Delaware River/Bay at Reedy Island Mar24 Wanaque Reservoir Pas6 Lake E. Raritan Bay at Keansburg Mar25 Salem County Hackensack River Mar10 Maskells Mills Lake Sal2 Lake Lower Passaic River Mar1 Willow Grove Lake Sal3 Lake Maurice River at Mauricetown Mar3 Woodstown Memorial lake Sal1 Lake Mid-Raritan Bay Mar27 Somerset County Navesink River at Fairhaven Mar7 Bound Brook Som4 River Newark Bay Mar14 Bound Brook @ Shepard Rd. Som3 River Passaic River by Kearny Mar4 Delaware and Raritan Canal Som9 River Raritan Bay at Keansburg Mar2 Delaware -Raritan Canal @ Griggstown Som7 River Raritan Bay Lower at Union Beach Mar34 Delaware -Raritan Canal @ South Bound Brook Som5 River Raritan River at Rt. 35 Mar9 Green Brook @ Madison Ave. Bridge Som2 River Rahway River at Valley Road Pond Mar8 Millstone River @Manville Som6 River Sandy Hook Bay Mar33 Raritan River at Neshanic Station Som8 River Shark River at Belmar Mar12 Raritan River North Branch at Branchburg Som1 River Shrewsbury River at Oceanport Mar16 Sussex County Upper Bay Mar15 Canistear Reservoir Sus8 Lake Mar5 Cranberry Lake Sus9 Lake Crater Lake Sus6 Lake Delaware River Upstream of Water Gap Sus4 River Hainsville Pond Sus3 Lake Lake Hopatcong Sus10 Lake Saw Mill Lake Sus2 Lake Steenykill Lake Sus1 Lake Swartswood Lake Sus7 Lake Wawayanda Lake Sus5 Lake Union County Rahway River at Milton Lake Uni1 River Raritan Bay at Lower Bay Uni2 River Warren County Catfish Pond near Delaware Water Gap War1 Lake Delaware River at Easton War5 River Delaware River at Raubsville War7 River Delaware River Phillipsburg to Water Gap War2 River ---PAGE BREAK--- The NJDEP and can provide more information on the advisories and the health effects of chemical con- taminants in the fish. To stay current with advisory updates and to request additional information, please contact the NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Technology at 1-[PHONE REDACTED] or check the website www.FishSmartEatSmartNJ.org or the at 1-[PHONE REDACTED]. 24