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Golden Shiner

Golden Shiner, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
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Golden Shiner carries consumption advisories on 4 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 golden shiner: Mercury, Pesticides

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for golden shiner is For women of childbearing age and young children: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Pesticides. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where golden shiner has advisories

Waters with golden shiner advisories