Fish Consumption Advisory
2008 Indiana Fish Consumption Advisory Complete Report
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
DNR's 2008 Fishing Guide
EPA
Interactive site with games and educational materials to help children and their parents choose the healthiest fish to eat.
Purdue University
Nutrition experts at the West Lafayette campus provide health education materials to the public, with an emphasis on targeting the sensitive population of childbearing age women and young children.
2008 Safe Eating Guidelines for Selected Sport Fish from Most of Indiana’s Inland Waters*
| At Risk Population | General Population |
|---|---|
| Women of childbearing years, nursing mothers, and all children under age 15 may eat: | Men and women beyond their childbearing years may eat: |
| Unlimited consumption: None | Unlimited consumption: Any species under the size class listed as a Group 1 in the site-specific guidance table. |
| 1 meal per week: largemouth bass <12 inches smallmouth bass <12 inches spotted bass <10 inches rock bass <8 inches crappie species sunfish species <9 inches walleye/sauger <14 inches channel catfish <22 inches flathead catfish <18 inches northern pike <20 inches freshwater drum <14 inches buffalo species <18 inches redhorse species <19 inches white/striped bass <13 inches Any fish species listed as Group 2 for the at-risk population from a waterbody in the site-specific guidance table |
1 meal per week: All black bass (smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted) walleye or sauger <25 inches channel catfish flathead catfish northern pike freshwater drum <23 inches rock bass crappie species sunfish species buffalo species redhorse species white bass striped bass carp (rivers and streams) <15 inches Any fish species listed as Group 2 for the general population from a waterbody in the site-specific guidance table |
| 1 meal per month: largemouth or smallmouth bass >12 inches spotted bass >10 inches walleye/sauger >14 inches rock bass >8 inches sunfish species >9 inches channel catfish >22 inches flathead catfish >18 inches northern pike > 20 inches freshwater drum >14 inches buffalo species >18 inches buffalo species >18 inches white or striped bass >13 inches redhorse species >19 inches Any fish species listed as Group 2 for the at-risk population from a waterbody in the site-specific guidance table |
1 meal per month: walleye/sauger >25 inches northern pike >41 inches freshwater drum >23 inches carp (rivers and streams) 15-20 inches Any fish species listed as Group 2 for the at-risk population from a waterbody in the site-specific guidance table |
| Do Not Consume: Any species/size listed as a Group 3, 4, or 5 for the general population in the site-specific listings. carp (rivers and streams) >15 inches |
More restrictive consumption advice should be consulted in the site-specific listings. Six meals per year: carp (rivers and streams) 20-25 inches Do Not Consume: Carp (rivers and streams) >25 inches |
Advice for women of childbearing years, nursing mothers, and all children under age 15 is based on U.S. EPA mercury Reference Dose (RfD) of 0.1 ug/kg body weight per day exposure.
Advice for women beyond their childbearing years and men is based on a mercury RfD of 0.3 ug/kg body weight per day exposure
*On certain waters, more or less restrictive advice is needed because fish have been found to contain higher or lower levels of mercury or PCBs. Please check the tables on the following pages (e.g., Ohio River).
Advisories apply only to eating your catch and in no way restrict your fishing or other water activities.
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