scholarly journals Capacity building in stakeholders around Detroit River fish consumption advisory issues

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 674-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna R. Kashian ◽  
Ann E. Krause ◽  
Larissa Sano ◽  
Branda Nowell ◽  
Ken G. Drouillard
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Detroit River ◽  
Fish Consumption Advisory ◽  
River Fish

Evolution of Wisconsin’s Fish Consumption Advisory Program

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 2214
Author(s):  
Brooke Thompson* ◽  
Emelia Wollenburg ◽  
Henry Nehls-Lowe ◽  
Mark Werner ◽  
Henry Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Advisory Program ◽  
Fish Consumption Advisory

scholarly journals Fish Consumption Advisory Programs: Opportunities and Challenges for the Protection of Human Health in Canada and the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael King ◽  
Beth Polidoro ◽  
Karen Watanabe ◽  
Trevor Avery
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regulatory Change ◽  
Advisory Programs ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
Fish Consumption Advisory

Fish consumption advisories provide valuable information on the protection of human health from contaminated fish consumption, yet are rarely conducted comprehensively nor communicated widely. Environmental policies that fail to adequately develop and implement fish consumption advisory programs are largely to blame. This policy analysis delves into the strengths and weaknesses of current fish consumption advisory programs in the United States and Canada. To compare between these countries, fish consumption advisory programs were broadly described across all 50 US states and 13 Canadian provinces/territories. Two case studies were chosen to provide a more detailed look into the complexities of fish consumption advisory programs (Arizona and Nova Scotia). It is apparent from this research that fish consumption advisory programs and policies do not comprehensively address human health and environmental justice concerns in either country suggesting policy changes are necessary. Opportunities for and barriers to regulatory change in both countries were identified, and suggestions on sharing strong policies were provided. Finally, international frameworks aimed at improving fish consumption advisory programs were explored, mainly those used by the European Union. Environmental justice and human health concerns will only increase given changing environments and emerging toxicological issues; therefore, increased focus on fish consumption advisory programs is warranted. This focus should consider policy change in particular because it can codify human health and environmental justice protections upon which stronger fish consumption advisory programs can be built.

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