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

An updated statewide advisory issued today for fish that migrate in California rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters provides safe-eating advice for American Shad, Chinook (King) Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Striped Bass and White Sturgeon.

An updated fish advisory issued today for the Central and South Delta in Contra Costa, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties provides safe-eating advice for American Shad, black bass species, bullhead species, catfish species, Common Carp, crappie species, Goldfish, Sacramento Sucker, small baitfish species, Steelhead Trout, Striped Bass, sunfish species, and White Sturgeon.

: Oil Spills & Seafood

OEHHA is releasing the report of a risk assessment it performed associated with the October 2021 oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties (“Pipeline P00547 Incident”). 

A state fish advisory issued today for Lake Henshaw in San Diego County provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, sunfish species, and Threadfin Shad.

: Lake Henshaw

Fish advisory for Lake Henshaw in San Diego County.

Fish Advisory Map

View maps of current statewide and site-specific advisories

Advisory Map

Fish, Ecotoxicology and Water Section

Sacramento Office
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 423-7572
fish@oehha.ca.gov

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