Fish Consumption Assessment

1. Fish Consumption Assessment Assessment of Kodiak Island Tribes’ Subsistence Consumption

2. Project Summary • Find Sug’piaq tribal members’ present consumption rates patterns, habits, preparation and cooking methods of fish and other subsistence resources in five villages around Kodiak Island • The national per capita fish consumption rate is about 4.58 grams/person/day of “as prepared” fish and about 6.30 grams/person/day of uncooked is used to establish human health based water quality criteria for toxins • The recommended “safe” fish ingestion rate is only 32 grams per day • Sun’aq is developing forms and a questionnaire

3. Why Participate? • Consumption for Suq’piaq tribal members could be estimated to be dramatically higher than the national estimates • Increase data and knowledge of tribal fish/subsistence consumption • Increase staff skills in technical assessments and data collection • Increase knowledge of contaminants in subsistence foods and risks associated with consumption • Increase the health of tribal and community members

4. Training Needs of Interviewers • Hire one or two tribal members in each village to assist with scheduling and conducting interviews • Receive training regarding forms and procedures of the assessment • Willingness to schedule and conduct interviews with Project Manager as monitor with approximately 20 households • Ability to compile data and work with Project Manager to prepare reports from each village

5. Outcomes of Consumption Assessments • Compile assessment forms from each village • Enter interviews into a database • Send data to statistician for review • Hold teleconference with village partners to share assessment preliminary findings • Develop draft report and submit to EPA and village tribal partners