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Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisory Lookup Table
Open PDF file, 448.93 KB,  Public Health Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisories – 2025 (English, PDF 448.93 KB)
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Open JPG file, 1.89 MB,  Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisory Map (English, JPG 1.89 MB)

Locations of freshwater fish advisories in Massachusetts

Educational materials

Eating fish safely in Massachusetts
PFAS Fish Advice
Open PDF file, 88.79 KB,  Fish Consumption Advisory Poster for Marine and Fresh Water Bodies (English, PDF 88.79 KB)
Open DOCX file, 65.93 KB,  Fish Consumption Advisory Poster for Marine and Fresh Water Bodies (English, DOCX 65.93 KB)

Information for Specific Contaminated Sites

Housatonic River – Fish and Waterfowl Advisory
Lower Mystic River Area Advisory
New Bedford Harbor – Fish Advisory
JBCC Waterbodies – Recreational Use
Neponset River – Recreational Use

Additional Information

Freshwater Fishes of Massachusetts
MassDEP Mercury Information
PFAS Surveillance – Supporting Information

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