Guidelines for safe consumption of Striped Bass, White Sturgeon, and other fish advisories. This advisory and guidelines balance the health benefits of eating wild-caught fish against the health risks from exposure to contaminants in them.

February 15, 2012: Advisory for Fish that Migrate

Fish advisory for American Shad, Chinook (king) Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Striped Bass, and White Sturgeon caught in California rivers, estuaries, and coastal ocean waters.

June 1, 2011: Development of Fish Contaminant Goals and Advisory Tissue Levels for Common Contaminants in California Sport Fish: Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)

This report descries the development of an FCG and ATLs for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), emerging environmental contaminants that can accumulate in fish.

May 23, 2011: OEHHA Issues Updated Fish Advisory for San Francisco Bay

The 2011 advisory and guidelines for San Francisco Bay replace an earlier 1994 advisory, and draw on over a decade of more recent data showing San Francisco Bay fish contain mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). They also incorporate nutrition science showing that fish provide dietary protein and essential nutrients, including Omega-3 fatty acids that promote heart health.

January 27, 2011: Donner Lake

Safe fishing advisory for Donner Lake. The advisory is based on mercury or PCBs.

For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.

Fish Advisory Map

View maps of current statewide and site-specific advisories