2024 Fishing Regulations - 34

I M P OR TAN T I N F ORMAT ION
HARMFUL
CYANOBACTERIAL
BLOOMS
" HCBs "
Be on the lookout for signs containing red or yellow
warning messages that show waters where HCBs
have been known to occur or have been detected.
Mercury Advisory
Most fish are good to eat and good for
your health. Fish are high in protein
and other nutrients, low in fat, and
have omega-3 fatty acids needed for
a healthy heart and brain development.
Some fish contain high levels
of mercury that pose human health
risks. People, particularly children and
some women, should avoid eating
too many of those fish. At high levels,
mercury can affect developing
fetuses and the growing brains of children. To help you make
the healthiest choices, the Wyoming Department of Health, in
cooperation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department,
continues to update advisories and provide fish consumption
guidelines as new mercury testing results become available.
Women who are pregnant, who might become pregnant,
nursing mothers and children under 15 should pay special
attention to the mercury consumption guidelines below.
Women and young children will receive the health benefits
of eating fish without undue exposure to the harmful effects
of mercury by eating up to 2 meals per week (8 ounces per
meal before cooking) of a variety of fish and shellfish that
are low in mercury. Some commonly eaten fish that are low
in mercury are rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and kokanee
caught in Wyoming and shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon,
Pollock and catfish from stores and restaurants. The 2 meals
per week include fish from all sources, and should be the
total of Wyoming caught fish and fish purchased at stores
and restaurants. Mercury contamination increases as fish get
larger and older, so as a general rule, keep smaller Wyoming
caught fish for eating.
Rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and kokanee salmon contain
less mercury than species that prey primarily on other fish,
such as walleye, brown trout, lake trout, catfish and burbot.
Some Wyoming waters contain these and other species that
have been found to be higher in mercury. Tighter consumption
guidelines for what is okay to eat have been provided
for some of these species in the waters listed below. Visit the
Fish Consumption Advisory website below for detailed and
up-to-date consumption guidelines and additional fish consumption
information; wgfd.wyo.gov/Fishing-and-Boating/
Fish-Consumption-Advice
32 WYOMING GAME AND FISH
BE ON THE LOOKOUT
harmful levels of cyanotoxins are
known to occur in a particular
waterbody
TOXIN ADVISORY
harmful levels of cyanotoxins
have been dectected in a
particular waterbody
Do not swim in or come in contact with
green water, floating scums or clumps.
Do not ingest water from a bloom. Boiling,
filters and other treatments will not make
the water safe.
Avoid water spray from a bloom.
Do not allow pets or livestock to drink
water near a bloom, eat bloom material, or
lick fur after contact.
Rinse fish with clean water and eat only
the fillet portion.
HCBs may be brown, green, or blue-green. HCBs
may look like spilled-paint, grass clippings, or
scums and may leave a paste along the shorelines.
TO LEARN MORE OR CHECK BLOOM
CONDITIONS VISIT
WyoHCBs.org
https://health.wyo.gov/ http://www.WyoHCBs.org http://wgfd.wyo.gov/Fishing-and-Boating/Fish-Consumption-Advice http://wgfd.wyo.gov/Fishing-and-Boating/Fish-Consumption-Advice
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