Newcastle News

The Utah Department of Health added two new locations and one new fish species to its Mercury Fish Consumption Advisory list on Wednesday, warning residents about elevated levels of mercury for those who may catch or consume fish in the following locations: Newcastle Reservoir in Iron County - no one should eat Wiper caught or harvested there.

Angler nets a wiper bass at Newcastle Reservoir west of Cedar City. New state Department of Health advisories warn against eating any wiper bass caught in the reservoir.

Two new locations and one new fish species at an existing advisory location have been added to Utah's mercury fish consumption advisory list.

It is apparent that Gwynne Dyer's column of May 20 in The Salt Lake Tribune , "Factory farms breed diseases that could cause pandemic," is based on broad assumptions and is meant to generate fear and negativity toward "factory" agriculture.