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Gafftopsail Catfish

Gafftopsail Catfish, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Gafftopsail Catfish carries consumption advisories on 8 waters across 2 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 gafftopsail catfish: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for gafftopsail catfish is For children under 12: do not eat due to elevated Dioxin and PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where gafftopsail catfish has advisories

Waters with gafftopsail catfish advisories