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Burbot

Burbot, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Dustin Snider (via Wikimedia Commons) — CC BY 4.0. Source

Burbot carries consumption advisories on 18 waters across 5 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 burbot: Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for burbot is For children under 15 and people who are 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 burbot has advisories

Waters with burbot advisories