Species

Goldfish

Goldfish carries consumption advisories on 22 waters across 3 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 goldfish: Chlordane, DDT, DIELDRIN, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for goldfish is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat due to elevated Mercury and PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where goldfish has advisories

Waters with goldfish advisories

Delta, Central and South California
East Park Reservoir California
Lafayette Reservoir California
Lake Chabot (Alameda County) California
Millerton Lake California
Oso Flaco Lake California
Pinto Lake California
Sacramento River and Northern Delta California
Stony Gorge Reservoir California
Vasona Lake and Camden Ponds California
Burns Ditch Indiana
East River to Throgs Neck Bridge 2, 3 (Queens, New York, Kings, Bronx) Harlem River 2, 3 (New York, Bronx) Upper New York Bay, north of Verrazano Narrows Bridge 2, 3 (Kings, New York, Richmond) White perch Up to 1 meal/month DON'T EAT PCBs New York
Hall's Pond New York
Hudson River, Mario Cuomo Bridge to NYC Battery 2, 3 (Bronx, New York, Rockland, Westchester) White perch Up to 1 meal/month Up to 1 meal/month PCBs New York
Hudson River, Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to NYC Battery 2, 3, 4 (Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester) New York
Hudson River, south of Rip Van Winkle Bridge at Catskill to NYC Battery New York
Lofts Pond New York
Ridders Pond New York
Sheldrake River New York
Smith Pond, Rockville Centre New York
Smith Pond, Roosevelt Park New York
Spring Lake, Middle Island New York