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Florida Fish Consumption Advisories

Water Body
(Location)		 Species Women of childbearing age, young children
(# of meals)*		 All Other Individuals
(# of meals)*
Black Creek Canal (C-1) Redear sunfish One per month One per week
Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat One per month
C-111 Canal (Aerojet Canal) Redear sunfish One per week Two per week
Mayan cichlid One per month Two per week
Largemouth bass less than 14 inches One per month One per week
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat Do not eat
Everglades National Park: Shark River Slough south of Tamiami Trail, including Harney and Shark Rivers and Tarpon Bay and its tributaries (Squawk, Roockery, North Prong, & Otter Creeks) Redear sunfish One per month Two per week
Bluegill One per month One per week
Mayan cichlid One per month One per month
Common snook, Largemouth bass less than 14 inches, Spotted sunfish, Yellow bullhead Do not eat One per month
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat Do not eat
Everglades National Park:Nine Mile Pond Mayan cichlid One per month One per week
Largemouth bass less than 14 inches One per month One per month
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat One per month
Krome Avenue Canal (L-30) Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish One per month One per week
Largemouth bass less than 14 inches Do not eat One per month
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat Do not eat
L31 Canal Largemouth bass less than 14 inches One per month One per week
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat Do not eat
Tamiami Canal (WCA3) (West of SR 997 [Krome Ave.] to county line) Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week
Mayan cichlid, Spotted sunfish, Warmouth One per month One per week
Largemouth bass less than 14 inches One per month One per month
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat Do not eat
Wagner Creek - Dioxins Checker puffer fish, Striped mojarra Do not eat Do not eat
Water Conservation
Area 3A		 Redear sunfish, Spotted sunfish, Warmouth One per month Two per week
Bluegill, Largemouth bass less than 14 inches, Mayan cichlid, Yellow bullhead One per month One per week
Largemouth bass 14 inches or more, Bowfin, Gar Do not eat Do not eat
All Coastal Waters Almaco jack One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Atlantic croaker Two per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Atlantic spadefish One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Atlantic stingray One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Atlantic thread herring One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Atlantic weakfish One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Black drum One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Black grouper One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Blackfin tuna Do not eat One per month
All Coastal Waters Bluefish One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Bluntnose sting ray One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Bonefish One per month One per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Crevalle jack Do not eat One per month
Remaining Coastal Waters Crevalle jack One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Cobia Do not eat One per month
All Coastal Waters Dolphin One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Fantail mullet Two per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Florida pompano One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Gafftopsail catfish One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Gag One per month One per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Gray snapper One per month Two per week
Remaining Coastal Waters Gray snapper One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Greater amberjack One per month One per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Great barracuda Do not eat One per month
Remaining coastal waters Great barracuda One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Gulf flounder One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Hardhead catfish One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Hogfish One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters King mackerel less than 31 inches Do not eat One per month
All Coastal Waters King mackerel 31 or more inches Do not eat Do not eat
All Coastal Waters Ladyfish One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Lane snapper One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Little tunny Do not eat One per month
All Coastal Waters Lookdown One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Mutton snapper One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Pigfish One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Pinfish One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Red drum One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Red grouper One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Red snapper One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Sand seatrout One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Scamp One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Shark, all species less than 43 inches Do not eat One per month
All Coastal Waters Shark, all species 43 or more inches Do not eat Do not eat
All Coastal Waters Sheepshead One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Silver perch One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Skipjack tuna One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Snook One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Snowy grouper One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Southern flounder One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Spanish mackerel One per month One per week
All Coastal Waters Spot One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Spotted seatrout One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Striped mullet Two per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Striped mojarra Two per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Tarpon One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Tripletail One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Vermillion snapper One per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Wahoo One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters White grunt One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters White mullet Two per week Two per week
All Coastal Waters Yellow-edge grouper One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Yellowfin tuna One per month Two per week
All Coastal Waters Yellowtail snapper One per week Two per week

* All Other Individuals should eat no more than one six ounce meal per week of
Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, or Gar from freshwater bodies in Florida not listed in this brochure.


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