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Species

Blue Catfish

Blue Catfish carries consumption advisories on 697 waters across 11 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: 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 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 blue catfish has advisories

Waters with blue catfish advisories

Showing 200 of 697 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.