LivewellSpecies
White Sturgeon
White Sturgeon carries consumption advisories on 21 waters across 5 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 sturgeon: Chlordane, Mercury, PCBs
Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer
The strictest advisory on file for white sturgeon is For women who may become pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under 15: do not eat due to elevated Mercury and PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.
Where white sturgeon has advisories
Waters with white sturgeon advisories
- American River, Lower California
- Cosumnes River, Lower California
- Delta, Central and South California
- Feather River, Lower California
- Mokelumne River at Lodi Lake California
- Mokelumne River, Lower California
- Sacramento River and Northern Delta California
- San Francisco Bay California
- San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the Port of Stockton California
- Black Lake Michigan
- Lake St. Clair Michigan
- St. Clair River Michigan
- Mississippi River Missouri
- Missouri River Missouri
- Lower Columbia River Oregon
- Lower Willamette River Oregon
- Lake Roosevelt Washington
- Lower Columbia Washington
- Lower Columbia Washington
- Lower Columbia Washington
- Mid-Columbia Washington