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Species

Bowfin

Bowfin carries consumption advisories on 253 waters across 8 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 bowfin: Arsenic, Hexavalent chromium, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for bowfin 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 bowfin has advisories

Waters with bowfin advisories

Showing 200 of 253 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.