your guide to eating fish caught in florida

Fish Consumption

Advisories are published

periodically by the State

of Florida to alert

consumers about the

possibility of chemically

contaminated fish in

Florida waters. The

Advisories are meant to

inform the public of

potential health risks of

specific fish species from

specific water bodies.

Your Guideto Eating

Fish Caughtin Florida

Florida Department of HealthPrepared in cooperation with the Florida Departments of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

2008

Eat Healthy, Eat Smart, page 1

Table 1: Eating Guidelines for

Fresh Water Fish from Florida

Waters, page 4–20

Table 2: Eating Guidelines for

Marine and Estuarine Fish From

Florida Waters, page 21–22

Table 3: Eating Fish from Florida

Waters with Dioxin, PCBs,

Pesticide, or Saxitoxin

Contamination, page 23

For further assistance please contact the Divisionof Environmental Health at (850) 245-4250.

The printing of this booklet is provided by the Florida Medical Alliance and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

While mercury in rivers, creeks, ponds, and lakescan build up in some fish to levels that can beharmful, most fish caught in Florida can be eatenwithout harm.

Eating Fish is an important part of a healthy diet. Rich in vitamins and low in fat, fish containsprotein we need for strong bodies. It is also an excellent source of nutrition for proper growth and development. In fact, theAmerican Heart Association recommends that you eat two meals of fish or seafood every week.

At the same time, most Florida seafood has low to medium levels of mercury.Depending on the age of the fish, the type of fish, and the condition of the water the fish lives in, the levels of mercury foundin fish are different.

Mercury is a toxic metal that can damage the brains of children to cause learningand memory problems. Mercury can be present natually in the environment but may occur due to pollutionfrom coal-burning electric power plants, from some mining operations, and from other industrial sources. Another industrialtoxin found in fish, PCB's, is suspected to damage the immune system of people and lead to infections.

Florida specific guidelines make eating choices easier. To lower the risk of harm from mercuryfound in fish caught in Florida, guidelines based on tests of fish from various freshwater, marine and estuarine water bodiesare presented here. This information should be used by everyone to determine thetype and amount of fish to eat or avoid.

Extra guidelines for women and young children. For most people, the risk of eating fish exposedto mercury is not a health concern. However, developing fetuses and young children are more sensitive to the harmfuleffects mercury has on the brain than other people. As a result, women of childbearing age and young children should eatless fish than all others to avoid the higher health risks.

Eating fish from commercial, untested or unknown sources. Some fish you eat may not havebeen caught from water bodies tested for mercury. In cases where women of childbearing age, and young children do notknow if the fish has been tested, or when it has been purchased from a store or restaurant, they should:

�Not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.

�Eat up to 12 ounces a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. Seafood that are low in mercury include shrimp,canned light tuna, salmon, pollock, and catfish OR

�Only eat one 6 ounce meal per month of largemouth bass, bowfin and gar OR

�Eat up to 6 ounces of albacore tuna per week and a second meal of a fish low in mercury, since albacore (“white tuna”) has more mercurythan canned light tuna.

How much fish is considered a meal portion? A meal is 6 ounces of cooked fish.

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How would I determine the maximum amount of fish to eat each month? Based onrecommendations in the charts, the amount of fish eaten from each water body should be added together to figure themaximum amount of fish to eat monthly. Fish from commercial, untested, or unknown sources should also be includedwhen figuring the total amount of fish consumed each month.

Most freshwater fish caught in Florida can be eaten without harm. Bream, such as bluegill, redear sunfish, redbreastsunfish or spotted sunfish, are generally low in mercury. Some marine species, such as mullet, snappers, pompano, flounder ,and dolphin, are also generally low in mercury. Review the list of water bodies in this brochure to learn which fish can beconsumed regularly and which should be avoided.

Do not eat puffer fish caught in the Indian River Lagoon and from waters in Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucieand Martin counties. These include the southern puffer, northern puffer, marbled puffer, bandtail puffer, checkeredpuffer and least puffer. Eating puffer fish (also called blowfish) can cause saxitoxin poisoning which can lead toneurological symptoms such as tingling,burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherentspeech and difficulty breathing. In severe cases,the poisoning can cause death.

Cooking or cleaning the fish will not destroythe toxin. This toxin also has no taste, color orsmell. If you experience any of the symptomsmentioned, contact your physician or visit theemergency room immediately.

The harvesting of puffer fish is prohibited.The Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservationCommission prohibits the harvesting of pufferfish from the Indian River Lagoon and all otherFlorida waters of Brevard, Martin, Indian River,Volusia, and St. Lucie counties. For moreinformation go tohttp://www.floridamarine.org/features/search_results.asp. Search for “puffer fish.”

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Alafia River Hillsborough, Polk Spotted sunfish One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Alapaha River Hamilton Redear sunfish, White catfish One per week Two per weekBluegill, Brown bullhead, One per month One per weekChannel catfish, RedbreastsunfishBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Alligator Lake Columbia Bluegil Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Alligator Lake Osceola Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekBluegill One per month One per weekBlack crappie One per month One per monthChannel catfish, Largemouth DO NOT EAT One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Anclote River Pasco Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthApalachicola River Calhoun, Franklin, Blue catfish, Bluegill,

Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Redbreast sunfish Two per week Two per weekLiberty Redear sunfish, One per month Two per week

Spotted sunfishFlathead catfish, Largemouth One per month One per weekbass, Bowfin, Gar, Striped bass

Aucilla River Jefferson, Madison, Taylor Redbreast sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per monthSpotted sunfish

Banana Lake Polk Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Barron River Collier Largemouth bass less One per month Two per weekthan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Bear Lake Orange Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekBluegill One per week One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Bethel Lake Volusia Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Big Cypress Preserve Collier Florida gar, Warmouth One per month One per month Largemouth bass less DO NOT EAT One per monththan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin

Big Sand Lake Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Black Creek Canal (C-1) Miami-Dade Redear sunfish, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekButterfly peacock bass, Mayan cichlidLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Blackwater River Okaloosa, Santa Rosa Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLongear sunfish, One per month Two per weekSpotted sunfishWarmouth One per month One per weekChain pickerel, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, GarShadow bass DO NOT EAT One per month

Blue Cypress Lake Indian River Bluegill, Redear sunfish, One per month Two per weekWhite catfishBlack crappie,Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

4 * All other individuals can eat one meal per week of Largemouth bass, Bowfin and Gar caught from Florida waters not listed in this brochure.

Table 1: Eating Guidelines for Fresh Water Fish from Florida Waters, 2008

Fresh Water Fish • Fresh Water Fish • Fresh Water Fish • Fresh Water Fish • Fresh Water Fish • Fresh Water

Women of childbearing All otherage, young children individuals

LOCATION COUNTY SPECIES NUMBER OF MEALS* NUMBER OF MEALS*

Bonnet Lake Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekBraden River-Ward Lake Manatee Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekBrick Lake Osceola Bluegill One per month One per week

Warmouth One per month One per monthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthChain pickerel DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

Buck Lake Brevard Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekBluegill, Bowfin One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Butler Chain of Lakes Orange Bluegill One per week Two per week(Lakes Down, Butler, Black crappie, One per week One per weekBessie, Louise, Palmer, Redear sunfishChase, Tibet, Sheen, Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthPocket, and Little Fish)C-9 (Snake Creek Canal) Palm Beach Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Two per week Two per week

Redear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

C-16 Canal (Boynton Canal) Palm Beach Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass less One per month One per weekthan 14 inches Largemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

C-44 Canal (St. Lucie Canal) Martin Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekC-51 Canal Miami-Dade Bluegill, Largemouth Two per week Two per week

bass, Bowfin, Gar,Mayan cichlid, Redear sunfish

C-100 Miami-Dade Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekC-111 Canal (Aerojet Canal) Miami-Dade Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Mayan cichlid One per month Two per week Largemouth bass less One per month One per weekthan 14 inches Largemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Caloosa Fish Palm Beach Channel catfish, Largemouth Two per week Two per weekManagement Area bass, Bowfin, Gar, Mayan cichlidCaloosahatchee River Glades, Hendry, Lee Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekChassahowitzka River Citrus Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthCherry Lake Lake Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Bluegill One per month Two per weekBlack crappie, Brown One per month One per weekbullhead, Largemouth bass,Bowfin, Gar

Cherry Lake Madison Bluegill One per week One per weekWarmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Chipola River Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson Bluegill, Redbreast One per week Two per weeksunfish, Spotted sunfish Redear sunfish, One per month Two per weekYellow bullheadLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekShadow bass

Choctawhatchee River Bay, Holmes, Walton, Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekWashington Redbreast sunfish, One per month One per week

Spotted sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Compass Lake Jackson Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

* All other individuals can eat one meal per week of Largemouth bass, Bowfin and Gar caught from Florida waters not listed in this brochure. 5








Corbett WMA Palm Beach Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthCowpen Lake Putnam Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month One per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthCrescent Lake Flagler, Putnam Redbreast sunfish Two per week Two per week

Bluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Black One per month One per weekcrappie, Bowfin, Gar

Crooked Lake Polk Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Crooked River Franklin Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Crystal River Citrus Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekCue Lake Putnam Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthDead Lake Flagler Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per week

White catfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Deerpoint Reservoir Bay Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Dinners Lake Highlands Redear sunfish One per week One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Doctors Lake Clay Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, GarWhite catfish One per week One per week

Double Pond Holmes Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekEast Lake Tohopekaliga Osceola Bluegill, Redear sunfish, One per week Two per week

Black crappie, One per month One per weekChain pickerel, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Econfina River Taylor Redbreast sunfish, One per month One per weekSpotted sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Econlockhatchee River Orange, Seminole White catfish Two per week Two per weekRedbreast sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Edward Medard Reservoir Hillsborough Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekEmeralda Marsh WMA Lake Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week[See advisory in Table 3for pesticides]Equaloxic Creek Liberty Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthEscambia River Escambia, Santa Rosa Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month Two per week[See advisory in Table 3 Largemouth bass, One per month One per weekfor PCBs] Bowfin, Gar

Warmouth One per month One per monthEverglades National Park: Miami-Dade, Monroe Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekShark River Slough south of Bluegill One per month One per weekTamiami Trail, including Harney Mayan cichlid One per month One per monthand Shark Rivers and Tarpon Bay Common snook, DO NOT EAT One per monthand its tributaries (Squawk, Largemouth bass lessRookery, North Prong, & Otter than 14 inches, SpottedCreeks) sunfish, Yellow bullhead

Largemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Everglades National Park: Miami-Dade Mayan cichlid One per month One per weekNine Mile Pond Largemouth bass less One per month One per month

than 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT One per monthor more, Bowfin, Gar



Everglades National Park: Monroe Common snook, Largemouth One per month One per weekfrom Cape Sable to the bass less than 14 inchesnorthern boundary of the Largemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATpark (except Shark River Slough) or more, Bowfin, GarFaka Union Canal Collier Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, One per month One per weekWarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Farm 13 Reservoir Indian River Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Fenholloway River Taylor Bowfin One per month Two per weekFisheating Creek Glades, Highlands Bluegill One per month One per month

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthFox Lake Brevard Brown bullhead, Redear Two per week Two per week

sunfishBlack crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Gadsden Park, Tampa Hillsborough Bluegill One per week One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Grasshopper Lake Marion Bluegill One per month One per monthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

Grassy Lake Highlands Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Halfmoon Lake Marion Bluegill One per month Two per weekRedear sunfish One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Haul Road Pit (Mosaic FMA) Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar Two per week Two per weekHigginbotham Lake Putnam Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATHillsborough Canal Palm Beach Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, Two per week Two per week

Redear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Hillsborough River Hillsborough Redbreast sunfish One per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, One per month One per weekSpotted sunfish, WarmouthBluegill, Largemouth bass, One per month One per monthBowfin, Gar

Holeyland Wildlife and Palm Beach Bluegill, Mayan Cichlid, One per month One per weekEnvironment Area Redear sunfish

Largemouth bass less One per month One per monththan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Holly Chain of Lakes Lake Bluegill One per week Two per weekincluding Lakes Ella Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekand Holly Chain pickerel One per month One per week

Black crappie, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Holmes Creek Washington Largemouth bass, One per month One per monthBowfin, Gar

Hungryland WEA Palm Beach Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATHunters Lake Hernando Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthBlack crappie DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

Hurricane Lake Okaloosa Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekJacks Lake Lake Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month






Johns Lake Lake Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per weekbass, Bowfin,Gar,Redear sunfish

Kenansville Lake Brevard Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, White catfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Kirby Mine Madison Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekKissimmee River Highlands, Okeechobee, White catfish One per week Two per week

Osceola, Polk Black crappie, Bluegill, One per month Two per weekRedear sunfish,Spotted sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

L-8 Canal Palm Beach Bluegill, Channel catfish, Two per week Two per weekMayan cichlid, Redear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Krome Avenue Canal (L-30) Miami-Dade Bluegill, Mayan cichlid, One per month One per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass less DO NOT EAT One per monththan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

L-31 Canal Miami-Dade Largemouth bass less One per month One per weekthan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Agnes Polk Bluegill Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Alto Alachua Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Annie Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATLake Apopka Lake, Orange Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per week[See advisory in Table 3 Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar,for pesticides] Redear sunfishLake Apthorpe Highlands Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthLake Arbuckle Polk Bluegill One per week Two per week

Redear sunfish, Warmouth One per month Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, One per month One per monthBowfin, Gar

Lake Ashby Volusia Bluegill One per week Two per weekRedear sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Baldwin Orange Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekLake Berry Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per week

Redear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per week

Lake Beauclair Lake Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekBrown bullhead,Redear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Lake Bessie Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Redear One per week One per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month






Lake Broward Putnam Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthLake Bryant Marion Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Black crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Buffum Polk Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Butler Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Redear One per week One per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Butler Union Black crappie, Bluegill, One per week Two per weekRedear sunfish

Lake Cannon Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Charlotte Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Charles Marion Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekLake Chase Orange Bluegill One per week Two per week

Black crappie, Redear One per week One per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Clay Highlands Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Clinch Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthLake Conway Orange Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Chain pickerel One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Crosby Bradford Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Cypress Osceola Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekChain pickerel, One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Daugherty Volusia Bluegill One per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, Warmouth One per month One per weekBlack crappie One per month One per monthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Deaton Sumter Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Lake Delancy Marion Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Delevoe Broward Redear sunfish One per week One per weekBluegill, Largemouth bass, One per month One per weekBowfin, Gar

Lake Dexter Polk Brown bullhead, Redear Two per week Two per weeksunfish, White catfishBlack crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per weekWarmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per weekYellow bullhead

Lake Dias Volusia Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Disston Flagler Redear sunfish One per month One per weekBlack crappie, Bluegill, One per month One per monthWarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT









Lake Dora Lake Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekBrown bullhead, Redearsunfish Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Lake Dorr Lake Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Down Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, One per week One per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Eaton Marion Bluegill One per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, Warmouth One per month Two per week Black crappie, One per month One per weekLargemouth bass,Bowfin, Gar

Lake Eldorado Lake Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Ella Lake Bluegill One per week Two per week

Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekChain pickerel One per month One per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Ellen Wakulla Black crappie One per month Two per weekLake Eloise Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Black crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Estelle Orange Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Eustis Lake Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per week

Brown bullhead, Redear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Lake Francis Highlands Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Frederica Orange Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Garfield Polk Bluegill Two per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekLake Gentry Osceola Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Black crapie, Bluegill, One per month One per weekWarmouthChain pickerel, Largemouth DO NOT EAT One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake George Lake, Marion, Putnam, Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekVolusia Brown bullhead, Striped bass

Redear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week Redbreast sunfish, Warmouth One per month One per week

Lake Georges Putnam Largemouth bass, DO NOT EAT One per monthBowfin, Gar

Lake Glenada Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Glona Lake Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Griffin Lake Black crappie, Bluegill Two per week Two per week

Redbreast sunfish, Redear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Lake Hamilton Polk Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Hampton Bradford Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Hancock Polk Brown bullhead Two per week Two per week



Lake Harney Seminole, Volusia Black crappie, Brown Two per week Two per weekbullhead, Channel catfish,White catfishBluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Harris Lake Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Hart Orange Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month One per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth DO NOT EAT One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Hartridge Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Hatchineha Osceola Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week Bluegill One per week Two per week Black crappie One per month Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Hellen Blazes Brevard Black crappie, Brown Two per week Two per weekbullhead, Channel catfish,White catfish Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Hicpochee Glades Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Holly Lake Bluegill One per week Two per week

Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekChain pickerel One per month One per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Howard Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Huntley Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATLake Iamonia Leon Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week One per weekLake Ida, Lake Osborne, Broward, Palm Beach Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekE-4 Canal Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekLake Istokpoga Highlands Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Black crappie, Largemouth One per month One per weekbass less than 15 inchesLargemouth bass 24 inches DO NOT EAT One per monthor more, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Ivanhoe Orange Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Two per week Two per weekBowfin, Gar, Redear sunfish

Lake Jackson Walton Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Jackson Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Jessup Seminole Black crappie, Bluegill Two per week Two per week

Redear sunfish One per week One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekWarmouth One per month One per week

Lake Joanna Lake Black crappie One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Josephine Highlands Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake June-in-Winter Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month









Lake Juniper Walton Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Kerr Marion Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass less One per month One per weekthan 15 inches, WarmouthLargemouth bass 24 inches DO NOT EAT One per monthsor more, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Kissimmee Osceola, Polk Brown bullhead, Redear Two per week Two per weeksunfishBluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Lancaster Orange Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Lillian Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthLake Livingston Polk Warmouth One per month Two per week

Bluegill, Largemouth bass, One per month One per weekBowfin, GarBlack crappie DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Lochloosa Alachua Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass less One per week Two per week than 15 inches Warmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass 24 inches One per month One per weekor greater, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Louisa Lake Brown bullhead One per month Two per weekWhite catfish One per month One per weekBluegill, Channel catfish One per month One per monthLargemouth bass, DO NOT EAT One per monthBowfin, Gar, Yellow bullhead

Lake Louise Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, One per week One per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Lowery Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Lucien Orange Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthLake Lulu Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Black crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Maitland Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per week

Lake Mann Orange Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar,Redear sunfish

Lake Margaret Putnam Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

Lake Marian Osceola Bluegill Two per week Two per week Redear sunfish One per week One per week Black crappie One per month Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Marion Polk Bluegill Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Warmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week





Lake Mary Jane Orange Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month One per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth DO NOT EAT One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Miccosukee Jefferson, Leon Bluegill Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Minnehaha Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per week

Lake Minnehaha Lake Bluegill, Channel catfish One per month One per weekYellow bullhead One per month One per monthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Minneola Lake Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Miona Sumter Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Mizell Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per week

Lake Monroe Seminole, Volusia Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekBrown bullhead, Striped bassRedear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week Redbreast sunfish, Warmouth One per month One per week

Lake Munson Leon Redear sunfish One per week One per week[See table 3 for PCBs advisory] Black crappie, Largemouth One per month One per week

bass, Bowfin, GarLake Norris Lake Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATWarmouth

Lake Octahatchee Hamilton Bluegill One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Okahumpka Sumter Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Okeechobee Gladys, Hendry, Martin, Brown bullhead, Channel Two per week Two per weekOkeechobee, Palm Beach catfish, Redear sunfish,

White catfishBlack crappie, Bluegill, One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass lessthan 13 inchesLargemouth bass 18 inches One per month One per weekor more, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Olivia Highlands Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Osborne Palm Beach Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekLake Osceola Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per week


Lake Palmer Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Redear sunfish One per week One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Panasoffkee Sumter Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Parker Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar Two per week Two per weekLake Pasadena Pasco Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week







Lake Pierce Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekChain pickerel One per month Two per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per weekbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Placid Highlands Black crappie One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Poinsett Brevard, Orange, Osceola Black crappie, Brown bullhead Two per week Two per week,Channel catfish, White catfishBluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Renfroe (St. Marks Wakulla Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekWildlife Refuge)Lake Rousseau Citrus Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Warmouth One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Rowell Bradford Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekLake Russell Osceola Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month One per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthBlack crappie DO NOT EAT One per month

Lake Sampson Bradford Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekChain Pickerel One per month One per weekBlack crappie, One per month One per monthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Santa Fe Alachua Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Sawgrass Brevard Black crappie, Brown Two per week Two per week

bullhead, Channel catfish, White catfish Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Sebring Highlands Black crappie One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Seminole Jackson Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week(Jim Woodruff Reservoir) Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week Lake Shangri-La Hillsborough Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Sheen Orange Bluegill One per week Two per week

Black crappie, Redear One per week One per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Shipp Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Sue Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per week

Lake Sylvan Seminole Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Talquin Gadsden, Leon Bluegill One per week Two per week

Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekBlack crappie One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Lake Tarpon Pinellas Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Tibet Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Redear One per week One per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month





Lake Thonotosassa Hillsborough Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Two per week Two per weekBowfin, Gar, Redear sunfishBlack crappie One per week One per week

Lake Tohopekaliga Orange, Osceola Brown bullhead Two per week Two per weekBluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekChain pickerel One per month Two per weekBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per weekbass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Tom John Leon Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Trafford Collier Largemouth bass less One per month Two per week

than 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches One per month One per weekor more, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Tsala Apopka Citrus Bluegill Two per week Two per week[includes all lakes in chain] Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekLake Virginia Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per week


Lake Wales Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekLake Walk-In-Water Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Largemouth bass less One per month One per monththan 15 inchesLargemouth bass 24 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Washington Brevard Black crappie, Brown Two per week Two per weekbullhead, Channel catfish,White catfish Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Lake Wauberg Alachua Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Lake Weir Marion Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekWarmouth One per month Two per weekBlack crappie, Chain pickerel, One per month One per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar

Lake Wilson Hillsborough Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthLake Winder Brevard, Osceola Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per week

Brown bullhead, Striped bassRedear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per weekRedbreast sunfish, Warmouth

Lake Winterset Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekBlack crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Lake Woodruff Lake, Volusia Brown bullhead, Redear Two per week Two per weekNational Wildlife sunfish, White catfishRefuge (including Black crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per weekLakes Woodruff Warmouth One per month Two per weekDexter, and Spring) Largemouth bass, One per month One per week

Bowfin, Gar, Yellow bullheadLake Yale Lake Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week

Black crappie One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Little Econlockhatchee River Orange, Seminole Bluegill Two per week Two per weekRedbreast sunfish, One per week Two per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per weekSpotted sunfish







Little Fish Lake Orange Bluegill One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Redear One per week One per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Little Manatee River Hillsborough Bluegill Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, Spotted One per week Two per weeksunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Little Orange Lake Alachua Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekBluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Loxahatchee National Palm Beach Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekWildlife Refuge Mayan cichlid, Warmouth One per month Two per week

Largemouth bass less One per month One per weekthan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Manatee Lake Manatee Bluegill Two per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week

Martin Lake Bay Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekMiddle Lake Pasco Bluegill One per week One per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekMilldam Lake Marion Bluegill One per month Two per week

Redear sunfish, One per month One per weekBlack crappieLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Moore Lake Leon Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthMyakka River Charlotte, Manatee, Sarasota Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per weekSpotted sunfish, Warmouth

Mystic Lake Liberty Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthNew River, North Fork Broward Black mullet, Blue tilapia, Two per week Two per week

Snook, Spotted tilapiaBig mouth sleeper, One per week Two per weekMayan cichlid

Newnans Lake Alachua Black crappie, Bluegill, One per week Two per weekBrown bullheadLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Ocean Pond Baker Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthOcheesee Pond Jackson Bluegill One per month Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthOchlockonee River Franklin, Leon, Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish One per month One per weeksouth of Lake Talquin Dam Liberty, Wakulla Flathead catfish, One per month One per month

Redear sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Ochlockonee River Gadsden, Leon Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, One per month One per weeknorth of US 90 bridge Redear sunfish, Spotted

sunfish, Warmouth Black crappie One per month One per monthFlathead catfish, Largemouth DO NOT EAT One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Oklawaha River Lake, Marion, Putnam Bluegill Two per week Two per weekRedbreast sunfish, Redear One per week Two per weeksunfish, Spotted sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Okeeheelee Fish Palm Beach Bluegill Two per week Two per weekManagement Area Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per week






Orange Lake Alachua Bluegill, Brown bullhead, Two per week Two per week Redear sunfish, Largemouthbass less than 15 inchesBlack crappie, Warmouth One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass 24 inches One per month One per weekor more, Bowfin, Gar

Palestine Lake Union Bluegill One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

Palm Lake Fish St. Lucie Redear sunfish Two per week Two per weekManagement Area Channel catfish One per week Two per weekPeace River Charlotte, Desoto, Hardee, Brown bullhead, One per month Two per week

Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish, One per month Two per weekSpotted sunfish, Warmouth,Yellow bullheadWhite catfish One per month One per weekChannel catfish, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Perdido River Escambia Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Picnic Lake Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar Two per week Two per weekPiney Z Lake Leon Redear sunfish, Warmouth Two per week Two per week

Bluegill, Brown bullhead One per week Two per weekPocket Lake Orange Bluegill One per week Two per week

Black crappie, Redear sunfish One per week One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Porter Lake Washington Bluegill One per month Two per weekWarmouth DO NOT EAT One per monthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

Puzzle Lake Seminole, Volusia Black crappie, Brown Two per week Two per weekbullhead, Channel catfish,White catfishBluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Red Beach Lake Highlands Bluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Reedy Lake Polk Black crappie, Bluegill, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfishLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per week

Rodman Reservoir Putnam Brown bullhead, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfishBluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Sand Hammock Pond Holmes Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekSanta Fe River—Lower Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Bluegill, Chanel catfish, One per week Two per week

Suwannee Redbreast sunfish,Redear sunfishSpotted sunfish One per month Two per weekBrown bullhead One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month

Santa Fe River—Upper Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish One per month Two per weekUnion

Black crappie, Chanel One per month One per weekcatfish, Redear sunfish,Spotted sunfish, WarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per month






Shoal River Okaloosa, Santa Rosa Longear sunfish One per week Two per weekBluegill One per month Two per weekChain pickerel, Redear One per month One per weeksunfish, Warmouth Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Smith Lake Marion Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthSopchoppy River Wakulla Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthSouth Lake Brevard Brown bullhead, Redear Two per week Two per week

sunfishBlack crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Spring Lake Seminole Brown bullhead, Two per week Two per weekRedear sunfish, White catfishBlack crappie, Bluegill One per week Two per weekWarmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per weekYellow bullhead

St. Augustine Fish Duval Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekManagement AreaSt. Johns River North of Clay, Flagler, Lake, Black crappie, Bluegill, Brown Two per week Two per week SR 415 to Green Cove Marion, Putnam, Seminole, bullhead, Striped bassSprings, including Lakes St. Johns, Volusia Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekGeorge & Monroe Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per week

Redbreast sunfish, WarmouthSt. Johns River South of Brevard, Orange, Osceola Black crappie, Brown Two per week Two per weekSR 415, including Lakes Seminole, Volusia bullhead, Channel catfish,Harney, Puzzle, Poinsett, White catfishWinder, Washington, Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekSawgrass & Hellen Blazes Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekSt. Marks River (St Marks Leon, Wakulla Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per weekWildlife Refuge) Redear sunfish

Spotted sunfish One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Warmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

St. Mary’s River Baker, Nassau Redbreast sunfish One per month Two per week Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, DO NOT EAT One per monthWhite catfish

Steinhatchee River Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor Spotted sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar, One per month One per weekRedbreast sunfish

Suwannee River system, Alachua, Bradford, Spotted bullhead, White One per week Two per week(including Alapaha, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, catfishSuwannee, and Hamilton, Lafayette, Redbreast sunfish, One per month Two per weekWithlacoochee Rivers) Levy, Madison, Redear sunfish[See separate advisories Suwannee, Union Bluegill, Brown bullhead, One per month One per weekfor Santa Fe River above] Channel catfish

Black crappie, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar, Spottedsunfish

Sweet Water Creek Calhoun, Liberty Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT One per monthTamiami Canal West of Collier Mayan cichlid One per month One per weekMiami-Dade/Colliercounties line



Tamiami Canal (WCA3) Miami-Dade Mayan cichlid Two per week Two per weekWest of SR 997 (Krome Ave.) Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per weekto Miami-Dade/Collier Spotted sunfish, Warmouth One per month One per weekcounties line Largemouth bass less than One per month One per month

14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Tenoroc Fish Management Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekArea: Lake 5Tenoroc Fish Management Polk Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekArea: Lake BTiger Lake Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish One per week Two per week

Black crappie, One per month One per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar

Trout Lake Lake Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per weekTurkey Lake Orange Black crappie One per week Two per weekTurner River Canal Collier Florida Gar One per month One per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin DO NOT EAT One per monthWaccasassa River Levy Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthWacissa River Jefferson Spotted sunfish One per week Two per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekWakulla River Wakulla Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per week(St Marks Wildlife Refuge) Redear sunfish

Spotted sunfish One per week Two per weekBlack crappie, Warmouth One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Water Conservation Area 2 Broward, Palm Beach Bluegill, Redear sunfish, One per month One per weekSpotted sunfish, Warmouth,Largemouth bass lessthan 14 inchesLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Water Conservation Area 3A Broward, Miami-Dade Redear sunfish, Spotted One per month Two per weeksunfish, WarmouthBluegill, Largemouth bass One per month One per weekless than 14 inches, Mayancichlid, Yellow bullheadLargemouth bass 14 inches DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATor more, Bowfin, Gar

Weeki Wachee River Hernando Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per monthWekiva River Lake, Orange, Seminole Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, One per week Two per week

Redear sunfish, WarmouthSpotted sunfish One per month Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per week

Whitsell Lake Pinellas Bluegill One per week Two per weekLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Wildcat Lake Lake Bluegill One per month Two per weekWarmouth DO NOT EAT One per month

Winter Haven Chain of Lakes Polk Bluegill, Redear sunfish Two per week Two per week(Including Lakes Cannon, Black crappie One per week Two per weekEloise, Hartridge, Howard, Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month Two per weekLulu, Shipp, Winterset)Winter Park Chain of Lakes Orange Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish, Two per week Two per week(including Lakes Minnehaha, Redear sunfish, WarmouthMaitland, Osceola, Virginia, Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per week Two per weekMizell, Berry, Sue) Black crappie One per month One per week











Withlacoochee River North Hamilton, Madison Redear sunfish, White catfish One per week Two per week Bluegill, Brown bullhead, One per month One per week Channel catfish, RedbreastsunfishBlack crappie, Largemouth One per month One per monthbass, Bowfin, Gar

Withlacoochee River South Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Bluegill, Redbreast sunfish One per month One per weekMarion, Pasco, Polk, Sumter Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Wolf Lake Highlands Bluegill One per month Two per weekWoodbine Spring Lake Santa Rosa Bluegill One per month One per week

Largemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar DO NOT EAT DO NOT EATYellow River Escambia, Okaloosa, Longear sunfish One per week Two per week

Santa Rosa Bluegill One per month Two per weekChain pickerel, Redear sunfish, One per month One per weekWarmouthLargemouth bass, Bowfin, Gar One per month One per month

Table 2: Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine Fish From Florida Waters, 2008

Marine and Estuarine Fish • Marine and Estuarine Fish • Marine and Estuarine Fish • Marine and

Women of childbearing All other age, young children individuals

WATER BODY SPECIES NUMBER OF MEALS* NUMBER OF MEALS*

All coastal waters Almaco jack One per month One per monthAll coastal waters Atlantic croaker Two per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Atlantic spadefish One per week One per weekAll coastal waters Atlantic stingray One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Atlantic thread herring One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Atlantic weakfish One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Black drum One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Black grouper One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Blackfin tuna DO NOT EAT One per monthAll coastal waters Bluefish One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Bluntnose sting ray One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Bonefish One per month One per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Crevalle jack DO NOT EAT One per monthRemaining coastal waters Crevalle jack One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Cobia DO NOT EAT One per monthAll coastal waters Dolphin One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Fantail mullet Two per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Florida pompano One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Gafftopsail catfish One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Gag One per month One per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Gray snapper One per month Two per weekRemaining coastal waters Gray snapper One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Greater amberjack One per month One per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Great barracuda DO NOT EAT One per monthRemaining coastal waters Great barracuda One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Gulf flounder One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Hardhead catfish One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Hogfish One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters King mackerel less than

31 inches fork length DO NOT EAT One per monthAll coastal waters King mackerel 31 or more

inches fork length DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

All coastal waters Ladyfish One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Lane snapper One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Little tunny DO NOT EAT One per monthAll coastal waters Lookdown One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Mutton snapper One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Pigfish One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Pinfish One per month Two per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Red drum One per month One per weekRemaining coastal waters Red drum One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Red grouper One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Red snapper One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Sand seatrout One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Scamp One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Shark, all species less

than 43 inches DO NOT EAT One per monthAll coastal waters Shark, all species 43 inches

or more DO NOT EAT DO NOT EAT

All coastal waters Sheepshead One per month Two per week


Table 2: Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine Fish From Florida Waters, 2008

Marine and Estuarine Fish • Marine and Estuarine Fish • Marine and Estuarine Fish • Marine and

Women of childbearing All other age, young children individuals

WATER BODY SPECIES NUMBER OF MEALS* NUMBER OF MEALS*

All coastal waters Silver perch One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Skipjack tuna One per month Two per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Snook One per month One per monthRemaining coastal waters Snook One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Snowy grouper One per month One per monthAll coastal waters Southern flounder One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Spanish mackerel One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Spot One per week Two per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Spotted seatrout One per month One per monthRemaining coastal waters Spotted seatrout One per month One per weekAll coastal waters Southern kingfish One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Striped mullet Two per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Striped mojarra Two per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Tarpon One per week Two per weekFlorida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and Florida Keys Tripletail One per month One per weekRemaining coastal waters Tripletail One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Vermillion snapper One per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Wahoo One per month One per weekAll coastal waters White grunt One per month One per weekAll coastal waters White mullet Two per week Two per weekAll coastal waters Yellow-edge grouper One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Yellowfin tuna One per month Two per weekAll coastal waters Yellowtail Snapper One per week Two per week


Table 3: Eating Fish from Florida Waters with Dioxin, PCBs, Pesticide, or Saxitoxin Contamination

WATER BODY CONTAMINANT COUNTY SPECIES EVERYONE

Emeralda Marsh Area 7 Pesticides Lake Largemouth bass, Bowfin, DO NOT EATGar, Brown bullheadCatfish

Pesticides Lake Black crappie ONE MEAL PER MONTH

Escambia River south of PCBs Escambia, Santa Rosa Striped mullet ONE MEAL PER WEEKSR 184 to mouth of river (prepared without skin)Lake Apopka Pesticides Orange, Lake Brown bullhead DO NOT EAT

catfishLake Munson PCBs Leon Largemouth bass ONE MEAL PER MONTH

19 inches or moreWagner Creek Dioxin Miami-Dade Checker puffer fish DO NOT EAT

or Striped mojarra

Indian River Lagoon Saxitoxin Brevard, Indian River, All puffer fish DO NOT EAT& all marine waters Martin, St. Lucie, Volusiaof the listed counties


DO NOT EAT • DO NOT EAT • DO NOT EAT • DO NOT EAT • DO NOT EAT • DO NOT EAT • DO

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