Advisory Brochure. Guide To Eating Fish in Florida

Your Guide
To Eating
Fish Caught
In Florida
Fish Consumption Advisories

are published periodically by the
State of Florida to alert consumers
about the possibility of chemically
contaminated fish in Florida waters.
The advisories are meant to inform
the public of potential health risks
of specific fish species from specific
water bodies.
Florida Department of Health

Prepared in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and
Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2015 Florida
Fish Advisories
Table 1: Eating Guidelines for Fresh Water Fish from

Florida Waters
page 1-32
Table 2: Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine

Fish from Florida Waters
page 33-34
Table 3: Eating Guidelines for species from Florida

Waters with Heavy Metals, Dioxin, Pesticides,
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or Saxitoxin
Contamination
page 35
Eating Fish is an important part of a healthy diet. Rich in vitamins and low in fat, fish contains
protein we need for strong bodies. It is also an excellent source of nutrition for proper growth and development. In fact,
the American Heart Association recommends that you eat two meals of fish or seafood every week.
At the same time, most Florida seafood has low to medium levels of mercury.
Depending on the age of the fish, the type of fish, and the condition of the water the fish lives in, the levels of mercury
found in fish are different.
While mercury in rivers, creeks, ponds, and lakes can build up in some fish to levels that can be harmful,
most fish caught in Florida can be eaten without harm.
Florida specific guidelines make eating choices easier. To lower the risk of harm from
mercury found in fish caught in Florida, guidelines based on tests of various freshwater, marine and estuarine water
bodies are enclosed.This information should be used by everyone to determine the type and amount of fish to eat or
avoid.
Extra guidelines for women and young children. For most people, the risk of eating fish
exposed to mercury is not a health concern. However, developing fetuses and young children are more sensitive to
the harmful effects mercury has on the brain than other people. As a result, women of childbearing age and young
children should eat less fish than all others to avoid the higher health risks.
Eating fish from commercial, untested or unknown sources. Some fish you eat may not
have been caught from water bodies tested for mercury. In cases where women of childbearing age, and young
children do not know if the fish has been tested, or when it has been purchased from a store or restaurant, they should:
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Not eat Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, or Tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.
Eat up to 12 ounces a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. Commonly eaten seafood that are low
in mercury include Shrimp, canned Light Tuna, Salmon, Pollock, and Catfish OR
Only eat one 6 ounce meal per month of Largemouth bass, Bowfin and Gar OR
Eat up to 6 ounces of Albacore Tuna per week and a second meal of a fish low in mercury, since Albacore (White Tuna) has
more mercury than canned Light Tuna OR
Eat up to 6 ounces of fish per week from local water bodies not listed in the brochure.
How much fish is considered a meal portion? A meal is 6 ounces of cooked fish.
How would I determine the maximum amount of fish to eat each month? Based on
recommendations in the charts, the amount of fish eaten from each water body should be added together to figure
the maximum amount of fish to eat monthly. Fish from commercial, untested, or unknown sources should also be
included when figuring the total amount of fish consumed each month.
Most freshwater fish caught in Florida can be eaten without harm. Bream (such as Bluegill, Redear sunfish,
Redbreast sunfish or Spotted sunfish) and marine fish such as Mullet, Snappers, Pompano, Flounder , and Dolphin are
generally low in mercury. Review the list of water bodies in this brochure to learn which fish can be consumed regularly
and which should be avoided.
AVOID PUFFER OR SUFFER
Do not eat puffer fish caught in the Indian River Lagoon and from waters in Volusia,
Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties.These include the southern puffer, northern puffer, marbled
puffer, bandtail puffer, checkered puffer and least puffer. Eating Puffer fish (also called Blowfish) can cause saxitoxin
poisoning which can lead to neurological symptoms such as tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech
and difficulty breathing. In severe cases, the poisoning can cause death. Cooking or cleaning the fish will not destroy
the toxin. This toxin also has no taste, color or smell. If you experience any of the symptoms mentioned, contact your
physician or visit the emergency room immediately.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission prohibits the harvesting of puffer fish from the Indian River
Lagoon and all other Florida waters of Brevard, Martin, Indian River,Volusia,and St.Lucie Counties.
Table1.Eating Guidelines for Freshwater Fish from Florida Waters
LOCATION
Aerojet Canal [see Canal C-111]
COUNTY
Miami-Dade
Alafia River
Hillsborough, Polk
Alapaha River
Hamilton
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Spotted sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
SPECIES
Spotted bullhead catfish,

White catfish,
Spotted sunfish, Redbreast
sunfish,
Redear sunfish
Bluegill, Brown bullhead catfish,
Alligator Alley (I-75) Canals
Broward
Channel catfish, Largemouth

bass
Mayan cichlid
Butterfly peacock, Redear
sunfish
Bluegill, Oscar, Spotted sunfish
Alligator Lake
Columbia
Alligator Lake
Osceola
Warmouth, Yellow bullhead

catfish,
Largemouth bass less than 14
inches
Largemouth bass 14 inches or
more
Bluegill, Redear sunfish,
Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Channel catfish
One per month
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Anclote River
Pasco
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Apalachicola River [see separate

advisory for Lake Seminole]
Calhoun, Franklin,
Gadsden, Gulf,
Jackson, Liberty
Blue catfish, Channel catfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish,

Redear sunfish, Spotted sunfish
Aucilla River
Jefferson, Madison,
Taylor
Flathead catfish, Largemouth

bass, Striped bass
Redbreast sunfish
Largemouth bass,
Spotted sunfish
Banana Lake
Polk
Black crappie, Bluegill, Blue

tilapia
Redear sunfish
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
LOCATION
Barron River
COUNTY
Collier
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per month
Two per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Largemouth bass less

than 14 inches
Largemouth bass 14 inches
or more
Basin Bayou
Walton
Largemouth Bass
One per month
One per week
Bear Lake Fish Management Area
Santa Rosa
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth Bass
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill, Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie, Largemouth

bass
One per month
One per week
Bear Lake
Bethel Lake
Big Cypress Preserve
Orange
Volusia
Collier

than 14 inches
or more
Big Sand Lake (see advisory in Table 3 Orange
for lead [Pb])
Black Creek (South Fork)
Black Creek Canal (C-1)
Clay
Miami-Dade
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Redbreast sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Redear

sunfish
Butterfly peacock, Spotted
sunfish, Largemouth bass
Spotted sunfish
Blackwater Creek
Lake
Blackwater River and tributaries

(including Alligator Creek, Big
Coldwater Creek, Big Juniper Creek,
and Sweetwater Creek)
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa Bluegill
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Longear sunfish, Redear

sunfish
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
One per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass,
Shadow bass
Blue Cypress Lake
Indian River

White catfish
bass
Bonnet Lake
Polk
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Braden River-Ward Lake
Manatee
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
LOCATION
Brick Lake
Buck Lake
COUNTY
Osceola
Brevard
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Warmouth
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Chain pickerel
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Bulow Creek
Flagler
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Butler Lake Chain (including Lakes

Bessie, Butler, Chase, Down, Little
Fish, Louise, Palmer, Pocket, Sheen,
and Tibet)
Orange
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie,
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill, Blue tilpaia
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bullseye snakehead
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Mayan cichlid
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
Bystre Lake
Hernando
C-13 Canal
Broward
C-14 Canal [see Cypress Creek Canal

System]
C-16 Canal (Boynton Canal)
Broward
Bluegill, Mayan cichlid,
Redear sunfish
than 14 inches
or more
C-17 Cancal [see Earman River Canal

System]
C-44 Canal (St. Lucie Canal)
C-51 Canal (West Palm Beach Canal)
C-100 Canal [see Cutler Drain Canal

System]
C-111 Canal (Aerojet Canal)
Palm Beach
Martin
Palm Beach
Blue talapia, Mayan cichlid,

Redear sunfish
Bluegill, Channel catfish,
Largemouth bass
Bluegill, Largemouth bass,
Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade

than 14 inches
or more
Caloosa Fish Management Area
Palm Beach
Channel catfish, Mayan cichlid
Caloosahatchee River and tributaries

(including Lake Hicpochee)
Glades, Hendry, Lee
Bluegill
Largemouth bass
Chassahowitzka River
Citrus
Largemouth bass
LOCATION
Cherry Lake
Cherry Lake
COUNTY
Lake
Madison
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Brown bullhead catfish
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
One per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Chipola River and tributaries (including Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish,
Juniper Creek and Dead Lakes)
Largemouth bass,
Shadow bass
Choctawhatchee River and tributaries
Bay, Holmes, Walton,

Washington

Redbreast sunfish,
Spotted sunfish, Warmouth,
Flathead Catfish
Clear Lake
Colt Creek
Orange
Polk
Bluegill
Redear sunfish
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Compass Lake
Jackson
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Conway Chain (Lake Conway, Little

Lake Conway)
Orange

Redear sunfish, Warmouth
Two per week
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Warmouth, Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Redbreast sunfish, White

catfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Corbett WMA-all ponds on property
Cowpen Lake
Crescent Lake/Dunns Creek
Palm Beach
Putnam
Flagler, Putnam
Largemouth bass,
Black crappie
Crescent Lake
Escambia
Redear sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
LOCATION
Crooked Lake
Crooked River
COUNTY
Polk
Franklin
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Crystal River
Citrus
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Cue Lake
Putnam
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Cutler Drain Canal (C-100) System
Miami-Dade
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Cypress Creek Canal (C-14) System
Broward
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bullseye snakehead
One per month
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Dead Lake
Flagler
Dead Lakes [see Chipola River and

tributaries]
Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson
Deerpoint Reservoir
Bay
Dinners Lake
Highlands
Doctors Lake
Clay

inches
Bluegill, White catfish, Redear
sunfish
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Redbreast sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Red drum
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
White catfish
One per week
One per week
Double Pond
Holmes
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
E-4 Canal System (Lake Ida, Lake

Osborne, Canals)
Broward, Palm Beach
Bluegill, Redear sunfish, Mayan

cichlid
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Eagle Lake FMA
Hamilton
Bluegill
Largemouth bass, Sunshine
bass
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Eagle Lake
Polk

Largemouth bass
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
Earman River Canal (C-17) System
East Lake Tohopekaliga
Palm Beach
Osceola

sunfish
Largemouth bass more than 14
inches
Black crappie,
Chain pickerel, Warmouth
Largemouth bass
LOCATION
COUNTY
SPECIES
Econfina Creek
Bay, Washington
Spotted sunfish
Econfina River
Taylor
Redbreast sunfish,
Spotted sunfish
Largemouth bass
Econlockhatchee River
Orange, Seminole
Emeralda Marsh WMA, Areas 2, 3 and 4 Lake, Orange

(see also Ocklawaha Lake Chain
listing)
Equaloxic Creek
Liberty
Everglades National Park: All

drainages (coming out of Big Cypress
National Preserve) North and West of
Shark Slough to Park boundary
(includes Broad River, Rogers River,
Lostmans River, New River, Turner
River, Halfway Creek, and Barron
River)
Faka Union Canal
Collier
Farm 13 Reservoir (including Stick

Marsh)
Indian River
Fenholloway River
Taylor
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week

One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Redbreast sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown

bullhead catfish, Redbreast
sunfish, Redear sunfish
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill,
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish,
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass,
One per month
One per month
Warmouth
One per month
One per month
One per month
One per week
One per month
Two per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Common snook, Red drum,

inches
Gray snapper
inches
Everglades National Park: Shark River Miami-Dade, Monroe

Slough south of Tamiami Trail,
including Harney and Shark Rivers and
Tarpon Bay and its tributaries
(Squawk, Rookery, North Prong, &
Otter Creeks)
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per month
Escambia, Santa Rosa Longear sunfish,
Monroe
All other
individuals
White catfish
Largemouth bass
Escambia River and tributaries [see
advisory in Table 3 for PCBs]
Women of
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Redear sunfish, Gray snapper

Bluegill, Spotted sunfish
One per month
One per week
Mayan cichlid
One per month
One per month
Common snook, Red drum,

inches, Yellow bullhead catfish
DO NOT EAT
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month

more
Two per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill, Redear sunfish, Black

crappie, Redbreast sunfish,
White catfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Spotted sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
LOCATION
Fisheating Creek
COUNTY
Glades, Highlands
Floral City Pool of the Tsala Apopka

Chain of Lakes (Hampton, Tussock,
and Floral City Lakes)
Citrus
Fox/South Lakes
Brevard
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Blue tilapia
One per week
Two per week
White catfish
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Brown bullhead catfish,

Channel catfish, White catfish
Redear sunfish, Bluegill
Gadsden Park, Tampa
Gap Lake
Georges Lake
Grasshopper Lake
Hillsborough
Washington
Putnam
Marion
Black crappie, Warmouth,

Chain pickerel
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Black crappie
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie, Warmouth
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Warmouth
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Grassy Lake
Highlands
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Haines Creek
Lake
White catfish
Two per week
Two per week
Halfmoon Lake
Marion
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Channel catfish
One per week
One per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Hardee Lakes FMA
Hardee
Black crappie
Largemouth bass
Harold Campbell Park (L-5 Canal)
Palm Beach
Henderson Lake
Citrus
Hernando Pool of the Tsala Apopka

Chain of Lakes (Bellamy, Dodd, Todd,
Croft, Van Ness and Hernando Lakes)
Citrus
LOCATION
COUNTY
SPECIES
Higginbotham Lake
Putnam
Largemouth bass
Hillsboro Canal
Palm Beach

sunfish
Bullseye snakehead
Hillsborough River and tributaries
Hillsborough

inches
Redbreast sunfish
Bluegill
Redear sunfish, Spotted
sunfish, Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Holeyland WMA
Palm Beach
Lake
Holmes Creek
Washington
Homosassa River

inches
more
Black crappie, Chain pickerel,
Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Citrus
All other
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Bluegill, Mayan Cichlid,

Redear sunfish
Holly Chain of Lakes (Including Lake

Ella, Lake Holly, and connected small
ponds)
Women of
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per month
One per month
Choctaw bass
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Gray snapper
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Huguenot Pond
Duval
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Hungryland (WEA) Canal
Palm Beach
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Hunters Lake
Hernando
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Black crappie
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Hurricane Lake (FMA)
Okaloosa
Citrus
Inverness Pool of the Tsala Apopka
Chain of Lakes ( Henderson, Big
Henderson, Tsala Apopka, Spivey, and
Davis Lakes)
Suwanee
Ichetucknee River
Spotted sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Jacks Lake
Lake
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Johns Lake
Lake
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
bass
LOCATION
Juniper Creek
COUNTY
Calhoun
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week

Spotted sunfish
Redear sunfish,
Juniper Lake
Juniper Run
Karick Lake FMA
Kenansville Lake
Kissimmee River (Pool A)
Kissimmee River System (all Pools

except A)
Koch Property
Krome Avenue Canal (L-30)
L-7 Canal
Walton
Marion
Okaloosa
Brevard
Osceola
Shadow bass, Largemouth

bass
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Redbreast sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish, White catfish
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie, Bluegill, Redear

sunfish, White catfish, Brown
bullhead catfish, Warmouth
Black crappie, Bluegill, Channel

Highlands,
Okeechobee, Osceola, catfish, Redbreast sunfish,
Redear sunfish
Polk
Spotted sunfish, White catfish
Sarasota
Miami-Dade
Palm Beach
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week

sunfish
inches
more
Mayan cichlid, Largemouth
bass
less than 14 inches
greater than 14 inches
L-8 Canal
Palm Beach

inches
LOCATION
Miami-Dade
L-31W Canal
Miami-Dade
L-35B Canal
All other
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Bluegill, Mayan cichlid
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
COUNTY
L-30 Canal (see Krome Avenue Canal)
L-35A Canal
Women of
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Broward
Broward
SPECIES

inches
more
sunfish
Bullseye snakehead
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Mayan cichlid
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Spotted sunfish, Butterfly

peacock, Largemouth bass less
than 14 inches
Warmouth
or more
L36 North Canal
Palm Beach
Bullseye snakehead
One per week
Two per week
L-38E Canal
Broward
Mayan cichlid
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
One per week
Spotted sunfish, Butterfly

peacock, Largemouth bass less
than 14 inches
Warmouth
or more
L-38W Canal
Broward
Mayan cichlid
sunfish
Bluegill, Spotted sunfish, Oscar
L-39 Canal
Palm Beach

catfish,
inches,
more
more
10
LOCATION
L-40 Canal
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per week
Two per week

bass
less than 14 inches
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
COUNTY
Palm Beach
SPECIES

14 inches or more
L-67A Canal
Broward
Mayan cichlid
sunfish
Bluegill, Spotted sunfish, Oscar
Lake Agnes
Polk

catfish,
inches,
more
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Lake Alfred
Polk
Largemouth bass
Lake Alto
Alachua
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Lake Annie
Highlands
Lake, Orange
Lake Apopka [see pesticide advisory
separately in Table 3] The most
conservative advisory is given here
regarding both mercury and pesticides
Redbreast sunfish, Redear

sunfish, Sunshine bass
Black crappie, Bluegill
Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Lake Apthorpe
Highlands
Lake Arbuckle
Polk
Lake Ashby
Volusia
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill, White catfish
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Avalon
Collier
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Lake Baldwin
Orange
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
11
LOCATION
Lake Beauclair
Lake Berry
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*

bullhead catfish, Redear
sunfish,
Redbreast sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie,
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Lake
Orange
SPECIES

Lake Bessie
Orange
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Bradford
Leon
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Lake Broward
Putnam
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Bryant
Marion

Two per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Black crappie
Lake Buffum
Polk
Channel catfish
Redear sunfish
Lake Butler
Lake Butler
Lake Cannon
Lake Carlton
Orange
Union
Polk
Lake
Bluegill, Black crappie,

Brown bullhead catfish, Redear
sunfish, Redbreast sunfish
Lake Catherine
Marion
Lake Charlotte
Highlands
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Charles
Marion
One per month
Two per week
12
LOCATION
Lake Chase
Lake Clinch
Lake Conine
Lake Conway
Lake Crosby
Lake Cypress
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie,
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Bluegill, Redear sunfish, Brown

bullhead catfish, Warmouth
Two per week
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill , Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Orange
Polk
Polk
Orange
Bradford
Osceola
SPECIES
Chain pickerel,
Largemouth bass
Lake Dalhousie
Lake

Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Lake Daugharty
Volusia
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Redear sunfish
One per week
One per week
Bluegill, Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week

sunfish, White catfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Lake Deaton
Lake Delancy
Lake Delevoe
Lake Dexter
Sumter
Marion
Broward
Polk
Largemouth bass
Yellow bullhead catfish
Lake Dias
Volusia

crappie
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Disston
Flagler
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
13
LOCATION
Lake Dora
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
COUNTY
Lake
SPECIES
Black crappie, Bluegill,
sunfish, Redbreast sunfish
Lake Dorr
Lake Down
Lake Eaton
Lake
Orange
Marion
Largemouth bass, Chain

pickerel
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Black crappie,
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Eldorado
Lake
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Ella
Lake
One per week
Two per week
Chain pickerel, Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Lake Ellen
Lake Eloise
Wakulla
Polk
Lake Emma
Lake
One per week
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Lake Estelle
Orange
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Eustis
Lake

bullhead catfish, Redear
sunfish
Redbreast sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Eva
Polk
Bluegill
Redear sunfish
Lake Fairview
Orange
Bluegill
Redear sunfish
14
LOCATION
Lake Francis
COUNTY
Highlands
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Frederica
Orange
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Garfield
Polk
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Lake Gentry
Osceola

Warmouth
Chain pickerel, Largemouth
bass
Lake George
Lake, Marion, Putnam, Bluegill, Brown bullhead catfish,

Striped bass, Channel catfish,
Volusia
White catfish
Black crappie, Redear sunfish
Redbreast sunfish,
Spotted sunfish
Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Lake Glenada
Highlands
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Glona
Lake
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Griffin
Lake

Two per week
Two per week
Lake Hamilton
Polk
Lake Hampton
Bradford
One per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie,
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week

bass
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
Chain pickerel
Lake Hancock
Polk
Blue tilapia
Bluegill
Lake Harney
Seminole, Volusia
15
LOCATION
Lake Harris
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Lake
SPECIES
sunfish, Redbreast sunfish,
Lake Hart
Orange

bass
Lake Hartridge
Lake Hatchineha
Lake Hellen Blazes
Polk
Osceola
Brevard
Lake Hicpochee
Glades
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Holly
Lake
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black Crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth Bass
One per month
Two per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
One per week
Two per week

Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Lake Howard
Polk
Lake Huntley
Highlands
Largemouth bass
Lake Iamonia
Leon

crappie
Lake Ida [see E-4 Canal System]
Broward, Palm Beach
Lake Idylwild
Polk
Lake Istokpoga
Highlands
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black Crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
White catfish
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month

bass less than 15 inches
or more
16
LOCATION
Lake Ivanhoe
Lake Jackson
COUNTY
Orange
Highlands
Lake Jackson
Leon
Lake Jackson
Walton
Lake Jessie
Lake Jessup
Polk
Seminole
SPECIES
sunfish
Largemouth bass
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black Crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Lake Joanna
Lake
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Josephine
Highlands
Bluegill , Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake June-in-Winter
Highlands
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Kerr
Marion
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week

than 15 inches, Warmouth
or more
Lake Kissimmee
Osceola, Polk

sunfish
Lake Lancaster
Orange
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Lillian
Highlands
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Livingston
Polk
Warmouth, Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
17
LOCATION
Lake Lochloosa
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per month
Two per week
COUNTY
Alachua
SPECIES
sunfish
than 15 inches
Warmouth
or more
Lake Lotela
Lake Louisa
Highlands
Lake

sunfish
White catfish,
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month

Largemouth bass
Lake Louise
Orange
Lake Lowery
Polk
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Lucien
Orange
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Lucy
Lake
One per week
Two per week
Lake Lulu
Polk
Two per week
Two per week
Black Crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Lake Maitland
Orange

Lake Manatee
Manatee

Redear sunfish
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Mann
Orange
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Lake Margaret
Putnam
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Marian
Osceola
Bluegill
Redear sunfish
Lake Marion
Polk
18
LOCATION
Lake Mary Jane
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Black crappie
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Orange
SPECIES
bass
Lake Mattie
Polk
Lake McLeod
Polk
Largemouth bass
Lake Miccosukee
Jefferson, Leon
Bluegill,
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Lake Minnehaha
Lake
Channel catfish, Redear sunfish
Lake Minnehaha
Orange
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week

Largemouth bass,
Black crappie
Lake Minneola
Lake

Channel catfish
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Miona
Sumter
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black Crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Lake Mirror
Lake Mizell
Polk
Orange

Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Black crappie
Lake Monroe
Seminole, Volusia

Striped bass, White catfish,
Channel catfish
Redear sunfish, Black crappie,
Redbreast sunfish
Spotted sunfish
Warmouth
Largemouth bass
Lake Munson (See Table 3 for PCBs

advisory)
Leon
Brown bullhead catfish, Bluegill,

Redear sunfish
Lake Myrtle
Polk
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Lake Norris
Lake
Redear sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
19
LOCATION
Lake Octahatchee
Lake Okahumpka
Lake Okeechobee and Rim Canals
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass,
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie,
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Redear sunfish,
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill,
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Hamilton
Sumter
Gladys, Hendry,
Martin, Okeechobee,
Palm Beach
Lake Olivia
Highlands
Lake Osborne [see E-4 Canal System]
Broward, Palm Beach
Lake Osceola
Orange
SPECIES

Channel catfish, Redear
sunfish, Mayan cichlid
Black crappie, Bluegill, White
catfish
inches
more
Largemouth bass

Lake Palmer
Lake Panasoffkee
Lake Parker
Orange
Sumter
Polk
Black crappie
Bluegill
Redear sunfish
Lake Pasadena
Lake Pierce
Pasco
Polk
Bluegill,
Redear sunfish
Chain pickerel
Black crappie,
Largemouth bass
20
LOCATION
Lake Placid
Lake Poinsett
COUNTY
Highlands
Brevard, Orange,
Osceola
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per month
Lake Ponte Vedra
St. Johns

bass
Red drum
Lake Renfroe (St. Marks Wildlife

Refuge)
Lake Rochelle
Wakulla
Largemouth bass
Polk
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish,
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth, Chain pickerel,
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass,
One per month
One per month
Black crappie
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Warmouth
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
Lake Rousseau
Citrus
Black crappie
Warmouth, Chain pickerel,
Lake Rowell
Lake Roy
Lake Russell
Lake Sampson
Bradford
Polk
Osceola
Bradford
Chain pickerel, Largemouth

bass
Black crappie
Lake Santa Fe
Lake Sawgrass
Alachua
Brevard
Redear sunfish, Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week

bass
One per month
One per week
21
LOCATION
Lake Sebring
COUNTY
Highlands
Lake Seminole (Jim Woodruff

Reservior)
Jackson
Lake Seminole
Pinellas
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month

crappie, Brown bullhead catfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
SPECIES
Channel catfish
Largemouth bass
Lake Shangri-La
Hillsborough
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Sheen
Orange
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Polk
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Escambia

bass
Bluegill,
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass,
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Lake Shipp
Lake Smart
Lake Stone FMA
Polk
Largemouth bass
Lake Sue
Orange

Lake Summit
Polk
Lake Sylvan
Seminole
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Talquin
Gadsden, Leon
Bluegill, Black crappie, Brown

sunfish, Redear sunfish,
Spotted bullhead catfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Channel catfish, Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Lake Tarpon
Pinellas

crappie
Largemouth bass
Lake Thonotosassa
Hillsborough
22
LOCATION
Lake Tibet
Lake Tohopekaliga
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Orange
Orange, Osceola
SPECIES

Chain pickerel
Lake Tom John
Leon

bass
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Lake Tracy
Polk
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Lake Trafford
Collier
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Citrus

inches
more
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Lake Tsala Apopka
Lake Victor
Holmes
Lake Virginia
Orange
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill,
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week

Largemouth bass
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Lake Wales
Polk
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Lake Walk-in-Water (Weohyakapka)
Polk
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week

inches
more
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
Lake Washington
Brevard
Largemouth bass,
Black crappie
Lake Wauberg
Alachua
Bluegill, Redear sunfish, Brown

bullhead catfish
Largemouth bass
Two per week
Two per week
Lake Weir
Marion
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Lake Wilson
Hillsborough

Largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
23
LOCATION
Lake Winder
COUNTY
Brevard, Osceola
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass,
Black crappie
Lake Winterset
Polk

Black crappie
Largemouth bass
Lakes Woodruff System (including

Lakes Dexter, Woodruff, and Spring
Garden Lake)
Lake, Volusia

Warmouth
Lake Yale
Little Econlockhatchee River
Little Fish Lake
Little Manatee River
Lake
Orange, Seminole
Orange
Hillsborough
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week

sunfish, Bluegill
Spotted sunfish, Largemouth
bass
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
sunfish
Little Orange Lake
Alachua
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per month
Two per week
Little River
Gadsden
Spotted sunfish
Little Shark River
Monroe
Gray snapper
Two per week
Two per week
Loughman Lake
Brevard
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Lowry Lake
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

(Including the L-7 and L-40 Canals)
Clay
Palm Beach
Mayan cichlid,
than 14 inches
or more, Warmouth
24
LOCATION
Loxahatchee Slough Canal (C-18)
Magnolia Lake
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Bluegill
COUNTY
Palm Beach
Clay
SPECIES
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Butterfly peacock,

Mayan cichlid
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per week
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Martin Lake
Bay
Largemouth bass
Medard Reservior
Hillsborough

Redear sunfish
Meritt's Mill Pond
Jackson
Bluegill, Largemouth bass,

Redear sunfish
Miami Canal (East of WCA 3)
Dade
Middle Lake
Pasco
Milldam Lake
Marion
Redear sunfish,
Black crappie
Largemouth bass
Montgomery Lake
Columbia

Warmouth
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Moore Lake
Leon
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Mosaic FMA-all lakes on property
Polk

Redear sunfish, Largemouth
bass
Black crappie
Two per week
Two per week
Myakka River
Charlotte, Manatee,
Sarasota
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
Two per week
Two per week
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass,
Spotted sunfish, Warmouth
Mystic Lake
Liberty
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
New River
Franklin, Liberty
Spotted sunfish
One per month
One per week
New River, North Fork
Broward
Black mullet, Blue tilapia,

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Mayan cichlid
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Common snook, Spotted tilapia

Big mouth sleeper,
Mayan cichlid
Newnans Lake
Alachua

Nine Mile Pond (Everglades National

Park)
Miami-Dade

inches
North New River Canal (G-15)
Broward
Bluegill, Bullseye snakehead,

Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish,
Spotted tilapia
inches
25
LOCATION
COUNTY
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Ocean Canal
Palm Beach
Largemouth bass
Two per week
Two per week
Ocean Pond
Baker
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Oceanway Pond FMA
Duval
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Ocheesee Pond
Jackson
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish

Ochlockonee River and tributaries (see Franklin, Gadsden,
Leon, Liberty, Wakulla
separate advisory for Lake Talquin)
Channel catfish, Spotted
sunfish, Striped bass,
Warmouth
Flathead catfish, Redear
sunfish
Largemouth bass
Ochlockonee River north of US 90
bridge
Gadsden, Leon
Ocklawaha (Harris) Lake Chain

(including Lakes Apopka, Beauclair,
Carlton, Dora, Eustis, Griffin, and
Harris and connected waters of
Emeralda Marsh Conservation Areas 2,
3, and 4)
Lake, Orange
Ocklawaha River and tributaries

(including Rodman Reservoir)
Lake, Marion, Putnam

sunfish, Warmouth
Black crappie
Flathead catfish, Largemouth
bass
Bluegill, Brown bullhead catfish
sunfish, Spotted sunfish
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Okeeheelee FMA
Palm Beach
Two per week
Two per week
Old Everglades Pump Road Canal
Palm Beach
Bullseye snakehead
Two per week
Two per week
Orange Lake
Alachua

Redear sunfish, Black crappie
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week

inches
Warmouth
Otter Creek
Levy

more
Redbreast sunfish
One per week
Two per week
White catfish
One per month
One per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Otter Creek (see Table 3 for arsenic

advisory)
Otter Lake
Bay
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Wakulla
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Palestine Lake
Union
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bullseye snakehead
One per week
Two per week
Palm Beach (E1WN) Canal
Palm Beach
26
LOCATION
Palm Lake FMA
COUNTY
St. Lucie
SPECIES
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth Bass
Peace River and tributaries
Charlotte, Desoto,
Hardee, Polk
Channel catfish, Brown

bullhead catfish, Spotted
sunfish
catfish, White catfish
Largemouth bass
Perdido River and tributaries
Escambia
One per month
One per week
Bluegill, Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week

Spotted sunfish,
Pine Meadows Conservation Area (see Lake

Table 3 for arsenic and pesticides
advisories)
Leon
Piney Z Lake
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Washington
St. Johns
All other
individuals

crappie
Channel catfish
Pate Lake
Pellicer Creek
Women of
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Bluegill, Brown bullhead catfish
One per week
Two per week
Plantation Heritage Pond
Broward
Bluegill, Mayan cichlid
Two per week
Two per week
Pocket Lake
Orange
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
Two per week
Chain pickerel
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Pope Duval Pond (FMA)
Duval
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Porter Lake
Washington
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Puzzle Lake
Red Beach Lake
Seminole, Volusia
Highlands

bass
Largemouth bass
Red Bug Slough
Sarasota
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Blue tilapia, Bluegill,

Redear sunfish,
Largemouth bass
Reedy Lake
Rodman Reservoir
Polk
Putnam
Redear sunfish, Largemouth

bass
Brown bullhead catfish, Bluegill,
Redear sunfish
Redbreast sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
27
LOCATION
COUNTY
SPECIES
Sand Hammock Pond
Holmes
Largemouth bass
Santa Fe River (Lower-downstream of

"rise")
Alachua, Columbia,
Gilchrist, Suwannee
Santa Fe River (Upper-upstream of

"sink")
Alachua, Bradford,
Columbia, Union
Redear sunfish, Redbreast

sunfish
Spotted sunfish, Spotted
bullhead catfish
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Bluegill
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week

sunfish,
Warmouth
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie, Channel catfish,
Sebastian River
Indian River
Bluegill, Blue tilapia, Gray

snapper
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Shell Creek
Charlotte
One per week
Two per week
Shoal River
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa Longear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Spotted sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week

Chain pickerel, Redear
sunfish, Warmouth
Six Mile Creek
Hillsborough
Smith Lake
Marion
Largemouth bass
Snake Creek Canal (C-9)
Palm Beach

Redear sunfish
inches, Swamp eel
Sopchoppy River
Wakulla
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
South New River Canal
Broward
Bluegill, Butterfly peacock,

Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Warmouth
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Spring Lake
Seminole

inches
sunfish, White catfish
Largemouth bass,
St. Augustine FMA
Duval
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
St. Augustine Road Pond
Duval
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
28
LOCATION
St. Johns River North of SR 415
including Lakes George and Monroe
(Lower River)
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass, Warmouth
One per month
One per week

Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Clay, Flagler, Lake,
Marion, Putnam,
Seminole, St. Johns,
Volusia
SPECIES
Striped bass, Channel catfish,
White catfish
Redbreast sunfish
St. Johns River South of SR 415,

including Lakes Harney, Puzzle,
Poinsett, Winder, Washington,
Sawgrass & Hellen Blazes (Upper
River)
St. Marks River (St Marks Wildlife
Refuge)
St. Mary's River and tributaries
Brevard, Orange,
Osceola, Seminole,
Volusia
Leon, Wakulla
Baker, Nassau

bass
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week

sunfish
Spotted sunfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Redbreast sunfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth Bass
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Bluegill
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week

Spotted sunfish
Largemouth bass,
White catfish
Starke Lake
Steinhatchee River
Orange
Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor Spotted sunfish

Redbreast sunfish
Redear sunfish
Suwannee Lake
Suwannee River System (Including

Alapaha, Suwannee, and
Withlacoochee Rivers) (see separate
advisory for Santa Fe River)
Suwannee
Alachua, Bradford,
Columbia, Dixie,
Gilchrist, Hamilton,
Lafayette, Levy,
Madison, Suwanne,
Union

White catfish
bass
Black crappie
One per month
One per month
Sweet Water Creek
Calhoun, Liberty
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Swift Creek Pond
Union
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
29
LOCATION
Tamiami Canal- within WCA 3
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Mayan cichlid
One per week
Two per week
Butterfly peacock
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
COUNTY
Miami-Dade
SPECIES
Bluegill, Oscar,
Tamiami Canal-West (Big Cypress to

Naples)
Collier
Taylor Creek
Okeechobee

inches, Warmouth, Yellow
bullhead catfish
more
bass
Largemouth bass
Telogia Creek
Liberty
Spotted sunfish
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Bluegill, Bule talapia, Redear

sunfish, Brown bullhead catfish,
bass
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Tenoroc FMA including: Lake 2, Lake Polk

5, Lake A, Lake B, Derby Lake, Hydrilla
Lake, Legs Lake, Picnic Lake, and
Shop Lake
Black crappie
Polk
Tiger Tail Lake
Broward

bass
Bullseye snakehead
One per week
Two per week
Tropical Park FMA
Miami-Dade
Bluegill, Spotted tilapia
Two per week
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Tiger Lake
Trout Lake
Lake
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes
Citrus
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Turkey Lake
Orange
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
Turner River Canal
Collier
Largemouth bass
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Waccasassa River and tributaries

(including Otter Creek and Wekiva
River)
Levy
Redbreast sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
White catfish
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Spotted sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
Two per week
Wacissa River
Wakulla River
Jefferson
Wakulla
Bluegill,
Redbreast sunfish,
Redear sunfish
Spotted sunfish
Watertown Lake
Columbia
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LOCATION
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Mayan cichlid
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
One per week
Two per week
COUNTY
WCA2A (Including the L-35B and L-38E Broward, Palm Beach

Canals)
SPECIES
Butterfly peacok
Spotted sunfish,
than 14 inches
Broward
WCA2B

more
Bluegill, Largemouth bass
less than 14 inches,
Spotted sunfish, Warmouth
One per month
One per week
Redear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Butterfly peacok
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Mayan cichlid
One per month
One per week
Mayan cichlid,
WCA3A (Including Alligator Alley

Canals, Tamiami Canal, L-38W Canal,
and L-67 Canal)
Broward, Miami-Dade

more
Mayan cichlid
sunfish
Bluegill, Oscar, Spotted sunfish
inches, Warmouth,
or more
WCA3B (including L-67C and Miami

Canals)
Broward, Miami-Dade
Webb Lake
Charlotte
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Weeki Wachee River
Hernando
Spotted sunfish
One per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per month
Wekiva River (Seminole County)
Seminole
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Wekiva River (St. Johns River tributary) Lake, Orange

Redear sunfish
Spotted sunfish, Yellow
bullhead catfish
Largemouth bass
Bluegill,
Redbreast sunfish, Spotted
sunfish
Largemouth bass
Wekiva River (Waccasassa River

tributary)
Levy
One per month
One per week
Redbreast sunfish
One per week
Two per week
White catfish
One per month
One per week
Spotted sunfish
One per month
Two per week
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LOCATION
West Palm Beach Canal (C-51 Canal)
COUNTY
Palm Beach
SPECIES
Women of
All other
childbearing
age, young
children
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
individuals
NUMBER OF
MEALS*
Two per week
Two per week

Redear sunfish,
Largemouth bass less than
14 inches
Wildcat Lake
Lake
Winter Haven Lake Chain (Including

Lakes Cannon, Conine, Eloise,
Hartridge, Howard, Idylwild, Jessie,
Lulu, Mirror, Rochelle, Roy, Shipp,
Smart, Summit, and Winterset)
Polk
Winter Park Lake Chain (Including

Lakes Berry, Maitland, Minnehaha,
Mizell, Osceola, Sue, and Virginia)
Orange
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
Warmouth
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per week
Two per week
Black crappie
One per month
One per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
Largemouth bass

Withlacoochee River North (Suwannee Hamilton, Madison

tributary)

White catfish
Withlacoochee River South
Citrus, Hernando,
Levy, Marion, Pasco,
Polk, Sumter

bass
Two per week
Two per week
Spotted sunfish, Redbreast

sunfish
One per month
Two per week
Largemouth bass
One per month
One per week
Wolf Lake
Highlands
Bluegill
One per month
Two per week
Woodbine Spring Lake
Santa Rosa
Bluegill
One per month
One per week
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Longear sunfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
Largemouth bass,
Redear sunfish
Yellow River and tributaries
Escambia, Okaloosa,
Santa Rosa
Chain pickerel,
Largemouth bass,
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Table 2: Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine Fish from Florida Waters
Women of
All other
childbearing
individuals
age, young children
Number of Meals
Number of Meals
One per month
Two per week
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
One per month
One per week
Two per week
One per week
Water Body
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Species
Almaco jack
Atlantic croaker
Atlantic spadefish
Atlantic stingray
Atlantic thread herring
Atlantic weakfish
Black drum
Black grouper
Blackfin tuna
Bluefish
Bluntnose sting ray
Bonefish
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and

Florida Keys
Remaining coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Crevalle jack
Crevalle jack
Cobia
Dolphin
Fantail mullet
Florida pompano
Gafftopsail catfish
Gag
DO NOT EAT
One per week

Two per week
One per week
One per month
One per month
One per month

One per week
One per month
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
One per week

Florida Keys
All coastal waters
Gray snapper
Gray snapper
Greater amberjack
One per month

One per week
One per month
Two per week

Two per week
One per week

Florida Keys
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Great barracuda
Great barracuda
Gulf flounder
Hardhead catfish
Hogfish
DO NOT EAT
One per month

One per month
One per week
One per week
One per month

Two per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
DO NOT EAT
One per month
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
One per month

Two per week
One per week
One per month
One per week
One per week
One per week
One per month
DO NOT EAT
One per month

One per week
One per month
One per month

DO NOT EAT
King mackerel less than

31 inches fork length
King mackerel 31 or more

DO NOT EAT
inches fork length
DO NOT EAT
All coastal waters

All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Ladyfish
Lane snapper
Little tunny
Lookdown
Mutton snapper
DO NOT EAT
One per week

One per month
One per week

Two per week
One per month
Two per week
One per week
All coastal waters
Pigfish
One per week
Two per week
One per month

One per month
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Table 2: Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine Fish from Florida Waters
Women of
All other
childbearing
individuals
age, young children
Number of Meals
Water Body
All coastal waters
Pinfish
One per week
Number of Meals
Two per week

Florida Keys
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Red drum
Red drum
Red grouper
Red snapper
Sand seatrout
Scamp
One per month

One per month
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per month
One per week

Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per week
One per week
Shark, all species less

than 43 inches
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Shark, all species 43

inches
or more
Sheepshead
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
One per month
Two per week
Silver perch
Skipjack tuna
Snook
One per month

One per month
One per month
One per week

Two per week
One per month

All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Florida Keys
Snook
Snowy grouper
Southern flounder
Spanish mackerel
Spot
Spotted seatrout
One per month

One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week
One per month
One per week

One per month
Two per week
One per week
Two per week
One per month

All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Florida Keys
Spotted seatrout
Southern kingfish
Striped mullet
Striped mojarra
Tarpon
Tripletail
One per month

One per month
Two per week
Two per week
One per week
One per month
One per week

Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
One per week

All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Tripletail
Vermillion snapper
Wahoo
White grunt
White mullet
Yellow-edge grouper
Yellowfin tuna
Yellowtail Snapper
One per month

One per week
One per month
One per month
Two per week
One per month
One per month
One per week
Two per week

Two per week
One per week
One per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
Two per week
All coastal waters
All coastal waters

All coastal waters
All coastal waters
All coastal waters
Florida Keys
Species
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Table 3.
Fish Consumption Advisories for dioxin, PCBs, pesticides, heavy metals, and saxitoxin
WATER BODY
WOMEN OF
CHILDBEARING AGE,
YOUNG CHILDREN
CONTAMINANT COUNTY
SPECIES
Big Sand Lake
Lead (Pb)
Orange
mussels, crayfish, bluegill

livers (grass shrimp and
dragonfly larvae also
showed elevated Pb
levels)
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Escambia River south of
PCBs
Santa Rosa
Striped mullet
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
SR 184 to mouth of river
ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS
Escambia
(prepared without skin)
PCBs
Santa Rosa
Striped mullet
Escambia
(prepared without skin)
Lake Apopka
Pesticides
Orange
Lake
Black crappie
Bluegill
Blue tilapia
Largemouth bass
ONE MEAL PER WEEK

ONE MEAL PER WEEK
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
ONE MEAL PER MONTH
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
TWO MEALS PER WEEK

TWO MEALS PER WEEK
TWO MEALS PER WEEK
ONE MEAL PER WEEK
TWO MEALS PER WEEK
Lake Munson
PCBs
Leon
ONE MEAL PER MONTH
ONE MEAL PER MONTH
Otter Creek
Arsenic (As)
Bay
Largemouth bass
19 inches or more
Bluegill
ONE MEAL PER MONTH
ONE MEAL PER MONTH
Pine Meadows
Conservation Area
Arsenic,
pesticides
Lake
Bluegill, Yellow bullhead

catfish, Hoplo catfish,
Largemouth bass
TWO MEALS PER WEEK
TWO MEALS PER WEEK
Wagner Creek
Dioxin
Miami-Dade
Checker puffer fish

or Striped mojarra
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Indian River Lagoon

& all marine waters
of the listed counties
Saxitoxin
Brevard
St. Lucie
Martin
Volusia
Indian River
All puffer fish
DO NOT EAT
DO NOT EAT
Escambia Bay;
Upper and Lower
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Florida Department of Health

Table 1: Eating Guidelines for Fresh Water Fish from

Table 2: Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine

Table 3: Eating Guidelines for species from Florida

AVOID PUFFER OR SUFFER

Table1.Eating Guidelines for Freshwater Fish from Florida Waters

One per week

Two per week

One per month

One per week

One per week

Two per week

One per month

Two per week

One per month

One per week

One per week

Two per week

One per month

Two per week

One per month

One per week

One per month

One per month

One per month

Spotted bullhead catfish,

Alligator Alley (I-75) Canals

Channel catfish, Largemouth

Warmouth, Yellow bullhead

Two per week

Two per week

One per month

Two per week

One per week

Two per week

Bluegill, Channel catfish

One per month

Two per week

One per month

One per month

One per month

One per month

Apalachicola River [see separate

Blue catfish, Channel catfish

Two per week

Two per week

One per week

Two per week

One per month

One per week

One per month

Two per week

One per month

One per month

Two per week

Two per week

Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish,

Flathead catfish, Largemouth

Black crappie, Bluegill, Blue

One per week

Two per week