not allow for extensive analysis by race because of the small number of minorities who reported consumption of GL sport fish. Additional research focusing on minority populations or oversampling areas with larger minority populations is needed. Comparisons of advisory awareness versus state of residence were not made because only a small number of respondents in each state had consumed GL sport-caught fish during the period of our study. The need to educate the adult population about persistent toxins present in some com- mercial ﬁsh is evident from these survey data. Not only do most of the adult population of these GL states consume only commercial ﬁsh (63%), but also, most people in our survey who exceeded the U.S. EPA/U.S. FDA recom- mendation of no more than two ﬁsh meals per week consumed only commercial fish. Conversely, most of the outreach that has been conducted in these states has been targeted at licensed anglers and their families. State-issued brochures are often speciﬁc to local species and water bodies. Written advisory information, such as ﬁshing regulation booklets and advi- sory brochures, has been distributed primarily to recreational fishermen and health care providers. Until recently, very little informa- tion has been available to the general public regarding contaminant levels in fish that are sold in restaurants, ﬁsh markets, and grocery stores. Although contaminant levels vary greatly among fish depending on their diets, age, and habitat, most dietary guidance has encouraged fish consumption as a healthy alternative to red meats, and advisories have limited consumption restrictions to a few highly contaminated species such as shark and swordﬁsh. As a result, many consumers assume that all other fish is safe for unlimited con- sumption. Few realize that frequent, prolonged consumption of canned tuna and other preda- tor species can lead to a high body burden of methylmercury. The U.S. FDA has published a website with methylmercury levels in com- mercial fish and shellfish (U.S. FDA 2004). Those with the highest levels include king mackerel, shark, swordfish, and tilefish (all close to or above 1 ppm, except king mackerel at 0.73 ppm). Other commercial ﬁsh that have average methylmercury levels above 0.5 ppm include grouper and orange roughy. Average levels in canned albacore tuna and fresh/ frozen tuna are 0.35–0.38 ppm, respectively. According to recent research conducted by Hites et al. (2004), total PCBs, dioxins, toxa- phene, and dieldrin levels were significantly higher in farm-raised salmon than in wild salmon. This finding is significant because more than half the salmon sold in Northern Europe, Chile, Canada, and the United States is farm raised. Advisories that focus only on sport-caught ﬁsh miss much of the ﬁsh-consuming popula- tion. 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