Blinky the three eyed fish(Simpsons reference)
Now fish in the Hudson don't have three eyes, but according to the NYS DEC they might be a dangerous to eat. During the movie and class discussion the topic of consumption of these fish was raised. The DEC publishes a list of fish that have consumption limits on them for the entire state of NY. http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/outdoors/fish/docs/fish.pdf shows a list of all of the bodies of water in the state on NY that have health advisories for fish consumption. Page 14 through 15 has the advisories for the Hudson River. This site has more information than anyone could ever want to read about fish consumption.
Sorry about all of the post about fish/fishing. I am a fish freak
posted by Stephen_Shen @ 11:21 AM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the info Mr. Shen. Here's the bad news about Hudson River fish from the report you gave us:
Hudson River [27, 42 &
109]
-Corinth Dam to Dam at
Route 9 Bridge in South
Glens Falls
Smallmouth bass over 14” Eat no more than one meal
per month
Mercury
-Sherman Island Dam
downstream to Feeder Dam
at South Glens Falls
Carp Eat no more than one meal
per month
PCBs
Catch and release fishing only in the Hudson River (and tributaries to the first barrier impassable by
fish) between Bakers Falls (in the Village of Hudson Falls) and the Troy Dam, per NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation regulations.
-Dam at Route 9 Bridge in
South Glens Falls to Troy
Dam
All species Eat none PCBs
-Troy Dam south to bridge
at Catskill
All species except Alewife,
American shad, blueback
herring, rock bass and
yellow perch
Eat none PCBs
Alewife, blueback herring,
rock bass and yellow perch
Eat no more than one meal
per month
PCBs
American shad (general
advisory)
Eat no more than one meal
per week
PCBs
- Bridge at Catskill south to
the Battery in New York
City
(continued on next page)
Channel catfish, gizzard
shad and white catfish
Eat none PCBs
Catskill south to the Battery
in New York City
(continued)
American eel, Atlantic
needlefish, bluefish, brown
bullhead, carp, goldfish,
largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, rainbow
smelt, striped bass, walleye
and white perch
Eat no more than one meal
per month
PCBs
Blue crab Eat no more than six crabs
per week
PCBs, Cadmium,
Dioxin
-hepatopancreas Eat none PCBs, Cadmium,
Dioxin
-cooking liquid Discard PCBs, Cadmium,
Dioxin
-Dobbs Ferry south to
Greystone
American eel Eat none PC
Mr. Shen, I think you would enjoy the film "Gotham Fish Tales." Here's the description from Netflix:
"New York's Hudson River hardly seems an angler's paradise, but as filmmaker Robert Maass reveals in this lighthearted documentary, the historic waters surrounding Manhattan isle house a vibrant and varied fish population. With bravado and a distinctly New York attitude, some of the city's most die-hard fishermen tell of their exploits catching everything from a 40-pound striped bass to a sea horse in one of America's least likely fishing holes."
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