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Species

Sunfish

Sunfish carries consumption advisories on 320 waters across 7 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 sunfish: DDT, Lead, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for sunfish is Do not eat due to elevated PFOS. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where sunfish has advisories

Waters with sunfish advisories

Showing 200 of 320 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.