The long‐term fish consumption rate (also referred to as the “usual fish consumption rate” [UFCR]) is a critical assumption in the derivation of human health remedial goals for contaminated sediments. At many sites, remedial goals are established using fish consumption rates based on information available from surveys of the general population or of specific highly exposed populations. To be protective of human health, remedial goals are often established using those high‐end fish consumption rates. However, high‐end fish consumption rates may overestimate the amount of fish that can be sustainably harvested and consumed and, thus, lead to remedial goals that may not be representative of long‐term consumption from the contaminated portion of a water body. This paper presents a methodology to estimate the amount of edible fish that can be harvested sustainably from a contaminated sediment site. The methodology requires 1) estimating the total fish productivity of the area of contaminated sediments, 2) estimating the portion of total productivity that can be harvested sustainably, and 3) determining the portion of the sustainable harvest that is edible fish tissue. Estimates of total fish production rate (TFPR) and the proportion of such harvest that can be harvested sustainably rely primarily on available compilations of TFPR and harvest measurements across a range of water bodies throughout the world. Estimates of the fraction of whole fresh fish that is consumed rely on information available from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The methodology is used to develop sustainable UFCRs for 4 hypothetical water bodies with distinct characteristics and to compare the UFCRs to commonly used default fish consumption rates. Estimates of sustainable production provide risk managers valuable perspective about the benefits realized by cleanup of contaminated sediment sites. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021;17:584–596. © 2020 SETAC

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估算鱼类的可持续生产：对用于在受污染的沉积场所制定补救目标的鱼类消费率的影响

长期鱼类消费率（也称为“通常鱼类消费率” [UFCR]）是推导人类健康对污染沉积物的补救目标的关键假设。在许多地点，根据从普通人群或特定高度暴露人群的调查中可获得的信息，使用鱼类消费率来制定补救目标。为了保护人类健康，通常使用那些高端鱼类消费率来制定补救目标。但是，高端鱼类消费率可能高估了可以可持续地捕捞和消费的鱼类数量，因此导致的补救目标可能无法代表水体受污染部分的长期消费。本文提出了一种方法，以估计可从受污染的沉积物地点可持续收获的食用鱼的数量。该方法需要1）估计受污染沉积物区域的鱼类总生产力，2）估计可可持续收获的总生产力的一部分，以及3）确定可食用鱼类组织的可持续收获的一部分。鱼类总生产率（TFPR）的估计值以及可可持续收获的此类收获物的比例主要取决于世界范围内各水域的TFPR的可用汇编和收获量度。食用的整个鲜鱼比例的估计取决于美国环境保护署（USEPA）提供的信息。该方法用于为四个具有不同特征的假想水体开发可持续的UFCR，并将UFCR与常用的默认鱼类消费率进行比较。可持续生产的估算为风险管理人员提供了有关清理污染的沉积物场所所带来的收益的宝贵观点。整合环境评估管理2021; 17：584–596。分级为4 +©2020 SETAC