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Fish OEHHA Fish Advisories Guidelines for Consumption of Fish and Shellfish from Tomales Bay (Marin County)FISH
Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish and Shellfish from Tomales Bay (Marin County)
[10/05/04, updated 03/18/09]
Safe Eating Guidelines
for Fish and Shellfish from
Tomales Bay
Women 18 – 45 and Children 1 – 17 Years
Surfperches |
Red rock crab |
Leopard shark Pacific angel shark Bat ray |
2-3 Servings a week |
1 Serving a week |
Do not eat |
Men over 17 Years and Women over 45 years
Surfperches |
Red rock crab |
Leopard shark Pacific angel shark Bat ray |
7 Servings a week |
3 Servings a week |
1 Serving a week |
This advisory was updated in March 2009.
Tomales Bay Fish and Shellfish Species
NOTE: Images are not to scale.
Brown smoothhound shark (Mustelus henlei)
California Department of Fish and Game
Leopard shark ( Triakis semifasciata)
NOAA Fisheries, SWFSC
Pacific angel shark (Squatina californica)
NOAA Fisheries, SWFSC / Tony Chess photo
Bat ray ( Myliobatis californica)
Photo by Daniel W. Gotshall
California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) 
Source: California Department of Fish and Game; Paul B. Johnson, illustrator
Shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata)
California Academy of Sciences
Redtail surfperch (Amphistichus rhodoterus)
California Department of Fish and Game
Jacksmelt ( Atherinopsis californiensis)
Aquarium of the Bay
Red rock crab (Cancer productus)
Glenn and Martha Vargas © California Academy of Sciences
Follow this link to download a copy of the final report Health Advisory: Guidelines for Consumption of Fish and Shellfish from Tomales Bay (Marin County)
Note: the final report contains the 2004 advisory for Tomales Bay and information used to develop it.
Be sure to use the UPDATED safe eating guidelines for Tomales Bay provided on this page.
