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Fish & Game Safe Eating Guidelines
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is responsible for recommending safe eating guidelines for fish based on the presence of chemicals (MSRA 22 ß 1696 I). Fish is good for you and your family if you follow the Maine Family Fish Guide (pdf*).
Resources for the Public
- The Maine Family Fish Guide: Advice from the Maine CDC (pdf*)
- Freshwater Fish Safe Eating Guidelines
- Saltwater Fish Safe Eating Guidelines
- Striped Bass and Bluefish Advisory (pdf*)
- POSTER: Choose Fish Low in Mercury
- FACTSHEET: Healthy Fish Preparation Methods
Technical Reports
- Derivation of Action Levels for Setting Fish Consumption Advisories (pdf*)
- Evaluation of the Health Implications of Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (dioxins) & Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (furans) in Fish from Maine Rivers (pdf*)
- Final Report of the Interstate Workgroup on Evaluating Atlantic Coastal Advisories for Recreationally Caught Striped Bass and Bluefish based on PCBs 9/3/2008 (pdf*)
External Links
- EPA's State and Tribal Fish Consumption Advisories Website
- Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Recreational Fishing Website
- Department of Marine Resources Recreational Fishing Website
- Mycobacteriosis in Striped Bass
