Species

Shark

Shark carries consumption advisories on 4 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 shark: Mercury

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for shark is For women 18–49 and children 1–17: do not eat due to elevated Mercury. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where shark has advisories

California
Florida
South Carolina

Waters with shark advisories

San Diego Bay California
San Francisco Bay California
Alapaha River Florida
Atlantic Ocean South Carolina