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Blue Catfish

Blue Catfish, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Blue Catfish carries consumption advisories on 720 waters across 13 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 blue catfish: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for blue catfish is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children: 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 blue catfish has advisories

Waters with blue catfish advisories

Showing 200 of 720 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.