Michigan Fish Advisory

The Michigan Department of Community Health has issued the 2010 Michigan Fish Advisory with updated information. The advisory, released annually, is about helping people choose and eat safe fish from Michigan rivers, inland lakes, and the surrounding Great Lakes. The advisory has length and species-specific advice for individual Michigan waters based on test results conducted on fish fillet.

Young children, and the unborn, are more at risk if exposed to too much of the chemicals that build up in fish. Women of childbearing age and young children who regularly eat sport-caught fish from Michigan waters are strongly encouraged to follow this advisory. In addition to the fish and water body specific advice, the guide provides protective advice for the fish consumer who only occasionally eats sport-caught fish.

To obtain any of these free materials or for more information about Michigan's Fish Consumption Advisory, call the Michigan Department of Community Health toll free at 1-800-648-6942 or click here for more details.