Quinte Fishing

I've seen a few people refer to the Guide to eating Ontario sportfish. Just thought I'd post the link and I also took a screenshot of the consumption advice for Walleye in the upper bay of Quinte (Deseronto to Trenton). The link to all the info is at http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/guide/index.htm and the table is below:



btw....The numbers in the chart is the max amount of meals recommended, the white represents the general population and the grey represents children under 15 and "women of child bearing age" as well, the numbers beside the species represents the contaminants, the full legend is below:

1. Mercury
2. Mercury, PCBs, mirex/photomirex and
pesticides
3. PCBs, mirex/photomirex and
pesticides
4. Mercury, PCBs and mirex
5. Mercury, other metals, PCBs, mirex/
photomirex and pesticides
6. Mercury and other metals
7. Dioxins and furans
8. Chlorinated phenols and chlorinated
benzenes
9. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs)
10. Dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs
11. PCB congeners

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-Adbatt

Release 'em today, Catch 'em tomorrow

Is there a recomended consumption chart for the Round Goby?

So, if it says "8", does that mean 8 meals forever? Or does it mean per month/week etc?

Thoughts?

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Gary Hodge
NPAA 518

Looks like it's per month

This is what I got from their intro page:

"The number that appears in the consumption advice box represents the maximum number of meals of that size fish from that location that can be consumed each month. The number of meals per month (categories) may be 8, 4, 2, 1, or 0 as indicated."

"Consumption advice in the tables is based on an average meal size of 227 grams (eight ounces) for an average size adult weighing 70 kilograms (155 pounds). It is assumed that smaller individuals will consume a smaller portion and larger individuals will consume a larger portion."

For example:
If you eat:
• Two meals in the four-meal-per-month category, each meal will represent one-quarter of your maximum monthly allotment for a total of one-half your maximum monthly allotment (2 meals x 1⁄4 = ½).
and also eat
• One meal in the two-meal-per-month category, that meal will represent one-half of your monthly allotment (1 meal x ½ = ½).
The total from these two groups equals one. Therefore, you would have used your totalmonthly allotment.

The number represents maximum number of meals per month.

***Wiggler your post wasn't there when I typed mine but you sure put my post to shame!!!

Thanks gents, great info to have.

Cheers, Hodgey

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Gary Hodge
NPAA 518