Fish

Guidelines for eating fish and shellfish

Fish Advisories

Advice for eating fish and shellfish that you catch

Fish Advisory Map

Map of current statewide and site-specific advisories

Benefits and Risks of Eating Fish

Learn about the benefits and risks of eating fish

Domoic Acid

Information on domoic acid (a marine biotoxin) in fish and shellfish

Oil Spills and Seafood

Evaluation of seafood safety following oil spills.

Chemicals in Fish

Sources and health effects of chemicals in the fish we eat

Technical Documents

Fish protocol documents and other resources

Education and Outreach Materials

Helpful links and videos

Translations

Fish advisory information in other languages.

 

 

Reports, Notices, Documents

: Oso Flaco Lake

Advisory based on DDTs, dieldrin, or mercury.

Sport fish advisory for San Bernardino County’s Silverwood Lake recommends eating rainbow trout and avoiding bass, bluegill, catfish, blackfish and tui chub from the reservoir. The recommendations are based on the levels of methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in different fish species in the lake.

Statewide sport fish advisory recommends that women aged 18-45 and children under 18 should choose wild-caught rainbow trout and smaller brown trout over bass, carp, and larger brown trout caught in California’s lakes and reservoirs.

: Lake Oroville

Advisory based on mercury or PCBs

: Lake McClure

Advisory based on mercury.

Fish Advisory Map

View maps of current statewide and site-specific advisories

Advisory Map