Fact Sheet - Health Advisory: Should you be concerned about petroleum in resources?

Use the following guidelines, traditional knowledge and common sense to avoid animals that are
oiled or ones that don’t metabolize oil quickly:
- To avoid any potential health risk, setting gear, harvesting and consumption should be
avoided where oil and/or sheens can be seen or smelled on the surface or subsurface
sediments or water, including herring eggs from floating kelp.

- Don’t collect or eat food animals that are behaving oddly, such as excessive preening or
shivering, have unusual lesions, or matted fur.

- Finfish, like salmon, rapidly metabolize oil. If they survive being exposed to oil, it is processed
very quickly through their bodies. If fish do not have oil on them and otherwise appear
healthy, there is very low risk to you from eating them.

- Birds and mammals also rapidly metabolize oil. Check carefully for oiled feathers, feet, or fur.
If the birds and mammals do not appear to be oiled and otherwise appear healthy, there is
very low risk to you from