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White Catfish

White Catfish, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Raver Duane, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

White Catfish carries consumption advisories on 903 waters across 8 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 white catfish: Mercury, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for white catfish 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 white catfish has advisories

Waters with white catfish advisories

Showing 200 of 903 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.