LivewellFish consumption advisories
Maine
Maine publishes advisories for 27 waters, covering 46 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, PFAS
Statewide advisory
These apply across Maine, including waters with no specific advisory of their own.
- All Other Species General population Limit to two meals per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- All Other Species Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Atlantic Salmon General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Atlantic Salmon Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Bluefish General population Limit to 4 meals per year due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
- Bluefish Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
- Brook Trout General population Limit to one meal per week due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- Brook Trout Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Statewide mercury advisory
- King Mackerel Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
- Shark Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
- Striped Bass General population Limit to 4 meals per year due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
- Striped Bass Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
- Swordfish Women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Statewide coastal advisory
Waters with advisories in Maine
27 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 4
- Androscoggin Lake Leeds and Wayne
- Annabessacook Lake Monmouth and Winthrop
- China Lake China
- Dennys River
Ponds 5
- Green Pond
- Lovejoy Pond Albion
- Mousam River Sanford and Alfred
- Number One Pond Sanford
- Unity Pond Unity
Rivers 18
- Androscoggin River
- Aroostook River Caribou
- Collyer Brook Gray
- Fifteenmile Stream Albion
- Fish Brook Fairfield
- Halfmoon Stream Thorndike and Unity
- Kenduskeag Stream Corinth to Bangor
- Kennebec River Fairfield to Sidney
- Meduxnekeag River
- Messalonskee Stream Waterville and Oakland
- North Branch Presque Isle River
- Penobscot River
- Prestile Stream
- Presumpscot River Westbrook and Falmouth
- Red Brook
- Salmon Falls River
- Sandy Stream Freedom, Knox, Unity
- Sebasticook River Burnham to Winslow
Browse Maine by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Albion 2
- Androscoggin
- Aroostook
- Burnham to Winslow 1
- Caribou 1
- China 1
- Corinth to Bangor 1
- Cumberland
- Fairfield 1
- Fairfield to Sidney 1
- Franklin
- Freedom 1
- Gray 1
- Hancock
- Kennebec
- Knox 1
- Leeds and Wayne 1
- Lincoln
- Monmouth and Winthrop 1
- New Brunswick
- Oxford
- Penobscot
- Piscataquis
- Sagadahoc
- Sanford 1
- Sanford and Alfred 1
- Somerset
- Strafford
- Thorndike and Unity 1
- Unity 2
- Unknown
- Waldo
- Washington
- Waterville and Oakland 1
- Westbrook and Falmouth 1
- York
Maine statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Trout | 6" min | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Atlantic Salmon | 14" min | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Lake Trout | 18" min | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Brown Trout | 14" min | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Rainbow Trout | 12" min | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Splake | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Largemouth Bass | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Chain Pickerel | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Perch | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Yellow Perch | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Muskellunge | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Burbot | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Maine — Maine IFW general law