Answers to Waterfowl Advisories Frequently Asked Questions compiled by the Utah Division of Water Quality. Why do we have waterfowl advisories? In 2005, duck consumption advisories were issued for Common Goldeneye, Cinnamon Teal, and Northern Shoveler ducks from the Great Salt Lake due to mercury contamination. Based on high mercury levels in Common Goldeneye, Cinnamon…

Utah Division of Water Quality Waterfowl Advisories Map listing mercury sampling site locations and fish or waterfowl consumption advisories.

Safe Eating Guideline for Utah Waterfowl * A 4 oz. serving is about the size of one deck of playing cards. Great Salt Lake Marshes (Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber Counties) Species Contaminant Pregnant Women and Children Adults Common Goldeneye Mercury 04-oz. meal/month 1 8-oz. meal/month Cinnamon Teal Mercury 1 4-oz. meal/month 2 8-oz. meal/month…

Introduction In 2022, in cooperation with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Utah Division of Water Quality obtained tissue samples from 16 species of waterfowl from wetland areas adjacent to Great Salt Lake which included the Salt Creek Public Shooting Grounds, Ogden Bay, Farmington Bay, and Harold Crane Wildlife Management Areas. This effort was…