Fishing...
Fishing and clamming are permitted in Tomales Bay. A California State Fishing License must be obtained and all applicable limits and closures are enforced. The only public pier is at Miller County Park (Nicks Cove) - http://wwwmarincountyparks.org. Boat launching facilities are found at Miller County Park, Golden Hinde Boatel - http://www.goldenhndeinn.com, and Lawson's Landing - http://www.lawsonslanding.com.
Typically, herring, halibut, leopard shark are caught.
However, fish in Tomales Bay have been found with mercury contamination. The following public health advisory has been issued as of November 2000:
Elevated levels of mercury have been found in fish from Tomales Bay. The County of Marin Department of Health and Human Services and Community Development Agency/Environmental Health services Division in cooperation with the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is issuing the following recommendations for limiting consumption of sport fish caught in Tomales Bay:
-Do not eat Leopard Sharks or Brown Smoothhound Sharks
-Limit consumption of the following fish to no more than
-One meal per week of surfperch (Shiner, Redtail) OR
-Two meals per month of California Halibut or Pacific angel sharks
-One meal per month of Bat Rays.
THIS ADVISORY DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIALLY GROWN TOMALES BAY OYSTERS, CLAMS, AND MUSSELS, which do not contain high levels of mercury.
It is especially important that women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant within a year, nursing mothers, and children under 6 follow these guidelines. The nervous systems of the developing fetus and young children are especially sensitive to the toxic effects of methylmercury, the form of mercury that is found in fish.
For more information:
(415) 499-6839 Marin County Health and Human Services
415) 499-6907 Marin County Environmental Health Services
http://www.marin.org/ehs
(916) 324-0955 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
http://www.oehha.ca.gov
(707) 875-4260 State Fish and Game
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/fishcon1.html
Regional Water Quality Control Board
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/~rwqcb2
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