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American Eel

American Eel carries consumption advisories on 741 waters across 6 states. Limits depend on the water and the fish's size — a bigger fish has had longer to accumulate contaminants, so it's usually the stricter one.

Contaminants found in american eel: Cadmium, Chlordane, DDT, Dioxins, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, Pesticides, PFAS, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for american eel is Do not eat due to elevated DDT and PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where american eel has advisories

Waters with american eel advisories

Showing 200 of 741 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.