Families Can Now Eat Some Fish from Hudson River for First Time in 50 Years(health.ny.gov)

27 pointsby geoxvor 3 Monaten7 comments

health.ny.gov

Families Can Now Eat Some Fish from Hudson River for First Time in 50 Years

https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/2026-04-01_advice_for_eating_fish.htm

8 comments

jghnvor 3 Monaten

I moved to the mid-hudsoen river valley in the late 90s. It blew my mind that there was material going around saying it was *finally* safe to eat 1-2 fish a year that were caught in it.

Polution is a big deal.

kgwxdvor 3 Monaten

Just families? Not individuals?

Rebelgeckovor 3 Monaten

Correct, for some individuals a single fish exceeds the recommended monthly max serving. But by splitting a fish with family members you can reduce your PCB consumption to acceptable levels (that's polychlorinated biphenyls, not circuit boards)

rhet0ricavor 3 Monaten

Sadly they had to close that loophole where so-called family "members" could claim individuality, bypassing the spirit of the legislation. Science has yet to determine where corporate personhood falls in this paradigm.

nottorpvor 3 Monaten

It's illegal if you're single.

fgfarbenvor 3 Monaten

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nicwolffvor 3 Monaten

Maybe April Fool's Day was the wrong day to release that.