The New York State Department of Health on Thursday shared updated guidance on eating fish you catch, and it includes a major change for the Hudson River.
For the first time in 50 years, the department says everyone can now eat “some fish” from the Lower Hudson River — that covers Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill to the southern tip of Manhattan.
“For the first time in 50 years, everyone in the family can now eat some fish from the Lower Hudson River,” said Audrey Van Genechten, one of the state health department’s top fish experts.
What’s the reason for the change? Lower levels of toxic chemicals known as PCBs, which is shorthand for polychlorinated byphenyls.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hudson-river-fishing-rules/6484883/