PCBs in Selected Finfish Caught Within New Jersey Waters 1981-1982 (With Limited Chlordane Data)

In December of 1982 the Office of Science and Research, NJDEP, released a report summarizing five years of fish bioaccumulations data for PCBs. This follow-up report presents the results of subsequent sampling years (1981-1982) and the regulatory actions taken by the State of New Jersey as a result of the those findings. The findings of this study resulted in the Department of Environmental Protection announce fishing closures and/or advisories for select species and waterways of New Jersey in December of 1982. Specifically, striped bass, American eel, bluefish, white perch, and white catfish, primarily from the drainages within the heavily industrialized northeast region of the State, were regulated by the adoption of an Administrative Rule (see Appendix II). The results of the 1981-1982 campaign and the regulatory actions taken are presented here.Division of Fish, Game and Wildlif