Species

Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon carries consumption advisories on 4 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 atlantic salmon: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for atlantic salmon is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where atlantic salmon has advisories

Massachusetts
Michigan
New York

Waters with atlantic salmon advisories

Quabbin & Wachusett Reservoirs Massachusetts
Wachusett Reservoir Massachusetts
Thunder Bay E Michigan
Lake Ontario New York