Research Article

Evaluation of Mercury Exposure Reduction through a Fish Consumption Advisory Program for Anishinaabe Tribal Members in Northern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota

Table 1

Percent of lakes with walleye meal frequency categories for the sensitive (women of child-bearing age and children under the age of 15 years) and general (all others) populations.

Advice category Lake color codePercent of lakes in each advice category
Sensitive populationGeneral population

8 meals/monthBlue 0.3%17.7%
4 meals/monthGreen 2.7% 52.9%
2 meals/monthYellow24.6%28.7%
1 meal/monthOrange54.6%0.7%
Do not eatRed17.8%0.0%