Anyone can follow these mercury advisories, but they're especially important for women who are or might become pregnant, nursing moms, and children.
Store-Bought / Commercial Fish Advice
Don't eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, Tilefish, or Tuna Steaks (Bluefin, Bigeye, Yellowfin).
Tuna - Choose light over white! Canned light tuna has less mercury than canned white (albacore) tuna.
| Canned Chunk Light Tuna* | Canned White (Albacore) Tuna* |
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Women of childbearing age should eat no more than 2 cans of canned chunk light tuna per week. Children under 6 years can eat half a can (3 ounces) of chunk light tuna per week, plus another fish meal low in mercury that week such as catfish, cod, flounder, pollock, salmon, shrimp, and trout. |
Women of childbearing age should eat no more than 1 can of canned white (albacore) tuna per week. Children under 6 should eat less than half a can (3 ounces) of canned white (albacore) tuna per week. If your child has eaten canned white (albacore) tuna, your child should not eat any other fish that week. |
*The amount of fish you should eat is based on your body weight, see our fish meal size chart.
Sport-Caught / Recreational Fish Advice
Women who are or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children:
Don't eat Northern Pikeminnow.
Limit eating Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass to no more than 2 meals per month.
More Information
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Healthy Fish Guide – Choose fish low in mercury when you are shopping or at a restaurant.
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Fish Advisories by Waterbody – Check local fish consumption advisories before you go fishing.
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Bass Consumption Advisory Fact Sheet (PDF) | Statewide Bass Advisory Report (PDF)
Content Source: Fish Advisories Program