invenice.net - UnSafe Fish List for Freshwater Fish

Before you get real excited about fishing and eating your catch in Florida, be aware of these tiny details.

Childbearing AGE or Young Children

Childbearing Age. Not just being with CHILD!!

The following Florida Waters have been determined to have fish unsafe to be eaten by Woman of Child Bearing Age and by Young Children at ANYTIME, and warnings of only one serving a month of other fish.

1.)Alligator Lake - Osceola County (Largemouth    Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
2.) Anclote River - Pasco County (Largemouth      Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
3.)Big Cypress Preserve - Collier County       (Largemouth    Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
4.)Black Creek Canal(C-1) Miami - Dade County
   (Largemouth    Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
5.)Blackwater River - Santa Rosa County
   Chain Pickerel, Shadow Bass
6.)Brick Lake - Osceola County
   (Largemouth    Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
7.) Buck Lake - Brevard County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
8.)South New River Canal(C - 11) Broward       County (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
9.)Tamiami Canal (C-4) Miami Dade County
   (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
10.)Chipola River - Calhoun,Gulf and Jackson      County (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
11.)Corbett WMA - Palm Beach County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
12.)Cowpen Lake - Putnum County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
13.)Crooked Lake - Polk County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
14.) Crooked River - Franklin County
     (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
15.)Crystal River - Citrus County
   (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
16.)Deer Point Lake - Bay County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
17.)East Lake Tohopekaliga - Osceola
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
18.)Econlockhatchee River - Orange and          Seminole County (Largemouth           Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
19.)Equaloxic Creek - Liberty County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
20.)Everglades National Park - Miami -Dade,Monroe County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
21.) Gadsden Park - Hillsborough
     (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
22.)Grasshopper Lake - Marion County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
23.)Grassy Lake - Highlands County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
24.)Halfmoon Lake - Marion County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
25.)Hillsborough River - Hillsborough County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
26.)Holeyland WMA - Palm Beach County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
27.)Hungryland WEA - Palm Beach County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)

28.)Hunter's Lake- Hernando County
    Black Crappie
29.) Lake Annie - Highlands County
     (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
30.) Lake Apopka - Lake and Orange County
     Special Advisory Brown Bullhead and     Catfish....Pesticides warnings
31.)Lake Arbuckle - Polk County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
32.) Lake Ashby - Volusia County
     Black Crappie
33.)Lake Charlotte - Highlands COunty
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
34.) Lake Daugherty - Volusia County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
35.)Lake Delancy - Marion County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
36.)Lake Disston - Flagler County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
37.)Lake Eldorado - Lake County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
38.)Lake Francis - Highlands County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
39.) Lake Frederica - Orange County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
40.) Lake Gentry - Osceola County
     (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
41.)Lake Georges - Putnam County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
42.)Lake Glonda - Lake County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
43.)Lake Hampton - Bradford County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
44.)Lakes Hart and Mary Jane - Orange County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin Black Crappy     and Warmouth)
45.)Lake Huntley - Highlands County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
46.)Lake Jackson - Walton County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
47.)Lake June in Winter - Highlands County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
48.)Lake Kerr - Marion County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
49.)Lake Lorna Doone - Orange COunty
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
50.) Lake Margaret - Putnam County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
51.) Lake Norris - Marion County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
52.)Lake Olivia - Highlands County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
53.)Lake Pierce - Polk County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
54.)Lake Russell - Osceola County
    Black Crappie
55.) Lake Poinsetta, Lake Seagrass, Lake      Windsor
     Advisory from St Johns River
56.)Lake Sylvan - Seminole County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
57.)Lake Tozour - St Lucie County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
58.) Lake Wilson - Hillsborough County
     (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
59.) Milldarn Lake - Marion County
     (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
60.)Ocean Pond - Baker County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
61.)Ochlockonee River - Gadsden,Franklin,Leon,Liberty, Wakulla County
(Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
62.)Porter Lake - Washington County
   (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
63.)Red Beach Lake - Highlands County
   (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
64.)Smith Lake - Marion County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
65.)St Mary's River - Baker and Nassua County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
66.)Steinhatchee River - Dixie,Lafayette and     Taylor County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
67.)Sweet Water Creek - Calhoun and Liberty     County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
68.)Turner River Canal - Collier County
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
69.)Waccasassa River - Levy
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
70.)Water Conservation Areas - Miami Dade
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
71.) Wildcat Lake - Lake County
     Warmouth
72.) Woodbine Spring Lake - Santa Rosa
    (Largemouth Bass,Gar,Bowfin)
73.)Emeralda Marsh Area - Lake County
    Largemouth Bass,Brown Bullhead, Catfish
The Following waters have unsafe fish PERIOD
Unsafe for anyone to eat.

1.) Woodbine Spring Lake - Santa Rosa
2.)Water Conservation Areas - Miami Dade
3.)Tamiami Canal - Miami Dade County
4.)Red Beach Lake - Highlands County
5.)Lake Margaret - Putnam County
6.)Lake Huntley - Highlands County
7.)Lake Gentry - Osceola County
8.)Lake Disston - Flagler County
9.)Lake Annie - Highlands County
10.)Hungryland WEA - Palm Beach County
11.)Holeyland WMA - Palm Beach County
12.)Grasshopper Lake - Marion County
13.)Everglades National Park - Miami -Dade,Monroe County
14.)Econlockhatchee River - Orange and Seminole County
15.) Crooked River - Franklin County
16.)Corbett WMA - Palm Beach County
17.)Emeralda Marsh Area - Lake County

It is very disturbing to me that pollution is involved with the Water Management areas and the fact that Large Mouth Bass seems to be a STAY AWAY from Fish.

There are other Fish that are not Fresh water Fish that is requested that women of Childbearing age stay away from ......

Blackfin Tuna
Crevalle Jack
Cobia
Great Barracuda
King Mackeral
Little Tunny
All Shark
Puffer fish

Wednesday, 09 July 2008

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