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Fish consumption advisories

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Advisories

Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisory Lookup Table
Public Health Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisories – 2025, Open PDF file, 448.93 KB (English, PDF 448.93 KB)
Public Health Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisories – 2025, Open DOCX file, 92.15 KB (English, DOCX 92.15 KB)
Freshwater Fish Consumption Advisory Map, Open JPG file, 1.89 MB (English, JPG 1.89 MB)

Locations of freshwater fish advisories in Massachusetts

Educational materials

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