LivewellSpecies
American Shad
American Shad carries consumption advisories on 13 waters across 3 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 shad: Mercury, PFOS
Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer
The strictest advisory on file for american shad is Limit to 7 meals per year due to elevated PFOS. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.
Where american shad has advisories
Waters with american shad advisories
- American River, Lower California
- Cosumnes River, Lower California
- Delta, Central and South California
- Feather River, Lower California
- Mokelumne River at Lodi Lake California
- Mokelumne River, Lower California
- Sacramento River and Northern Delta California
- San Francisco Bay California
- San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the Port of Stockton California
- San Luis Reservoir California
- Cape Fear River 1 North Carolina
- Lower Columbia Washington
- Lower Columbia Washington