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Species

White Catfish

White Catfish carries consumption advisories on 900 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 white catfish: Mercury, PCBs, PFAS, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for white catfish is Do not eat due to elevated PCB and PFAS. 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 900 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.