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White Perch

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

White Perch carries consumption advisories on 754 waters across 9 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 perch: Chlordane, DDT, Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs, PFOS

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for white perch is For children under 12 and people who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant: do not eat due to elevated Chlordane. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where white perch has advisories

Waters with white perch advisories

Showing 200 of 754 waters. Browse a state above for its full list.