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Fish Contamination Education CollaborativeSF Bay Fish ProjectSeptember 8, 2011
Southern California Bight
Pt. Conception
White Point Outfall
Ventura
Dana
Point
Pt. Loma
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MSRPPlanning Area
DDT Source
LACSD outfall pipes
Historic Timeline – Injury
DDT banned
in U.S.
1947 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Bald eagles & peregrine falcons
Reproductive failures, egg-shell thinning -
disappeared from Channel Islands by 1960s
Initial
Fish
Advisory
Commercial
Catch Ban for
PV Croaker
Recreational
Catch limit
for Croaker
Pelican population
crashes
Sea lions have
highest recorded
DDT & PCB levels
worldwide
Contaminated
croaker found in
fish markets
Montrose discharge
to sewers
Institutional Controls
1. Public Outreach& Education
3. Enforcement of White Croaker fishing ban & catch limit
2. Monitoring (markets & ocean)
Local
Health
Depts
Heal the
Bay
SMBRC
CBOs &Cabrillo
Aquarium
MSRP
Cal DFG
Cal EPA
OEHHA
Cal DPH
EPA
FCEC
The FCEC:Federal-State-Local Partnership
2. Monitoring
• Fish in 0cean
– Advisory locations
– Catch ban locations
• Market place – ongoing
– City & county health depts. monitor local markets and distributors
• Recreational & Subsistence Fishing
– Selected piers
– Sport fishing boats
Fish Monitoring in the Ocean
OEHHA issues New
Health Advisory and Safe
Eating Guidelines for Fish from
Coastal Waters of Southern
California:
Ventura Harbor to San Mateo
Point, June 2009
3. Enforcement
• Enforce white croaker commercial catch ban area
and daily bag limit - CDFG
• Market owners buy fish from approved sources –
local health departments
• Collect monitoring data to assist CDFG target its
limited resources
Commercial Catch Ban
Enforcement Program
Fish Market
Wholesaler
Commercial Catch
Recreational Catch
Consumers
Croaker Cafe
Restaurant
Implementing Agencies
Public Outreach& Education
Cal Dept of Public Health
OEHHA
Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Project (SMBRP)
Cal Dept of Fish & Game
Community-Based Organizations
County Health Departments
Monitoring
OEHHA
SMBRP
Cal Dept of Fish & Game
County Health Departments
NOAA
Enforcement
Cal Dept of Public Health
OEHHA
Cal Dept of Fish & Game
County Health Departments
Focus
Health
www.pvsfish.org
Enemy
Pier Signs
Process
Communities
Vietnamese Chinese
Markets
In the Field
Keep on Trucking
Kept on Keeping On
Success!
…Kind Of
34,944 pounds of white croaker landed in 2008
Focus
Straight to the Source
Will it Work?
Get to Know Your Audience
Sword to Slay the Dragon
Messaging
Messaging
Messaging
Team
Monitoring
Enforcement
Public Education
Messaging
The Sword in the Stone!
Process
Pier Signs
Initial Design
Field Test
Clear?
Memorable?
Logos?
Location?
Sections?
Old New
Coordinating
Public Health
Cities
Parks and Rec
CDFG
Superstar
Eggs Need to Hatch
Maintenance
Evaluation
Focus
Contact
EPA Palos Verdes Shelf Website:http://www.epa.gov/Region9/pvshelf
Fish Contamination Education Collaborative Website: www.pvsfish.org
Carmen White, USEPA Region 9 Superfund Project Manager (415) 972-3010 [email protected]
Nick LaurrellS. Groner Associates562-597-0205 [email protected]