Fish Consumption Advisory Project

Description

In 2016, Tetra Tech was contracted by the Chesapeake Bay Trust to conduct a literature review on fish consumption advisory effectiveness and, on the basis of on those findings, develop recommendations and tools to help Bay localities more effectively reach minorities, subsistence fishermen, and the families they support with the fish they catch. The Technical Memorandum on Literature Review Findings on the Effectiveness of Fish Consumption Advisory Communication is posted here.

In 2020, the Toxic Contaminants Workgroup completed a joint project with the Chesapeake Bay Program Diversity Workgroup to develop communication tools for populations at high risk for PCB exposure through fish consumption in waters impaired by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These populations include children and those who are pregnant or may become pregnant in communities with high rates of subsistence fishing, and especially linguistically isolated populations or populations who do not have regular access to the publication avenues commonly used by state governments and municipalities. As part of this, CBP developed infographics to better communicate the dangers of toxic contaminants in locally caught fish and the subsequent risks to human health. A Spanish video is available here.