LivewellSpecies
Mangrove Snapper
Mangrove Snapper carries consumption advisories on 6 waters across 1 state. 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 mangrove snapper: Mercury
Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer
The strictest advisory on file for mangrove snapper is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: limit to one meal per month due to elevated Mercury. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.
Where mangrove snapper has advisories
Waters with mangrove snapper advisories
- Everglades National Park West: All drainages West of Shark Slough and South of Tamiami Trail to Park boundary (includes Broad River, Rogers River, Florida
- Everglades National Park: Shark River Slough south of Tamiami Trail, including Harney and Shark Rivers and Tarpon Bay and its tributaries (Squawk, Rookery, North Prong, & Otter Creeks) Florida
- Homosassa River Florida
- Little Shark River Florida
- Sebastian River Florida
- Tomoka River Florida