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