Although the chemical levels found in sport fish are usually low, harmful levels do occur in some locations. These advisories are not intended to discourage you from eating fish.
Fish are nutritious and an excellent source of low-fat protein.
The advisories should be followed to make your sport fish eating safer. The brochure is available in several languages. You can reduce your exposure to chemical contaminants in sport fish by following the recommendations below. Follow as many of them as you can to increase your health protection. This general advice is not meant to take the place of advisories for specific areas, which follow later.