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Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

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 children under 12 and people who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant: 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

Waters with atlantic salmon advisories