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Chinook Salmon

Chinook Salmon, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Chinook Salmon carries consumption advisories on 21 waters across 7 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 chinook salmon: Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for chinook salmon is Limit to 6 meals per year due to elevated PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where chinook salmon has advisories

Waters with chinook salmon advisories