June 2025 - The Maine CDC issued freshwater fish consumption advisories recommending either no consumption or limited consumption of fish from four waterbodies located on and around the former naval air station in Brunswick, Maine. Read the press release.
PFAS in Fish Guidelines
Fish are an important part of a healthy diet. However, some freshwater fish have PFAS or other chemicals in them. The Maine CDC issues safe eating guidelines based on the presence of these chemicals. View a list of all freshwater fish consumption advisories.
Due to the presence of PFAS in freshwater fish, Maine CDC recommends anglers limit or eliminate consumption of some or all fish species from these waterbodies.
Safe Eating Guidelines: PFAS
| Area | Waterbody | Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | Fifteenmile Stream from the Yorktown Brook inlet at the Hussey Road to Route 137/202 in Albion | No more than 2 meals per month of brook trout. |
| Albion | All of Livejoy Pond | No more than 6 meals per year of any fish species. |
| Belgrade and Oakland | All of McGrath Pond and Salmon Lake (Ellis Pond) | No more than 1 meal per month of any fish species. |
| Brunswick (Former Naval Air Station) | Mere (Mare) Brook from Coffin Ice Pond to the Western edge of the runway. | No more than 6 meals per year of any fish species. |
| Mere (Mare) Brook from the Eastern side of the runway to the Liberty Crossing. | Do not eat any species of fish. | |
| All of Merriconeag Stream | Do not eat any species of fish. | |
| All of Picnic Pond | Do not eat any species of fish. | |
| All of Site 8 Stream | Do not eat any species of fish. | |
| Burnham to Benton | Sebasticook River from the confluence with Twentyfive Mile Stream in Burnham to Benton Falls in Benton. | No more than 5 meals per year of any fish species. |
| Caribou | Aroostook River from the Aroostook River Reservoir to Haley Island in Fort Fairfield | No more than 2 meals per month of brook trout. |
| China | All of China Lake | No more than 1 meal per month of any fish species. |
| Corinth to Bangor | Kenduskeag Stream from the Robyville covered bridge to the Penobscot River | No more than 1 meal per month of smallmouth bass. |
| Fairfield | Fish Brook, including any tributaries, from the headwaters to the confluence with Messalonskee Stream | Do not eat any fish from these waters. |
| Fairfield | All of Police Athletic League (PAL) Ponds | Do not eat any species of fish. |
| Fairfield to Sidney | Kennebec River from the Carrabassett Stream inlet just north of Route 23 to the Town Farm Brook inlet in Sidney | No more than 9 meals per year of smallmouth bass and no more than 5 meals per year of black crappie. |
| Gray | All of Collyer Brook. | No more than 1 meal per month of brook trout. |
| Leeds and Wayne | All of Androscoggin Lake | No more than 10 meals per year of any fish species. |
| Limestone to Fort Fairfield | All of Durepo Pond and Limestone Stream | No more than 4 meals per year of brook trout and do not eat smallmouth bass from these waters. |
| Monmouth and Winthrop | All of Annabessacook Lake | No more than 10 meals per year of any fish species. |
| Sanford and Alfred | The Mousam River from below the Number One Pond Dam to Outlet Dam on Estes Lake, including all of Estes Lake | No more than 3 meals per year of any fish species. |
| Sanford | All of Number One Pond | No more than 1 meal per month of largemouth bass. |
| Thorndike and Unity | Halfmoon Stream from the Shikles Road in Thorndike to Sandy Stream and Sandy Stream from the Sevens Road in Unity to Unity Pond | No more than 5 meals per year of smallmouth bass. For Halfmoon Stream, consume no more than 2 meals per month of brook trout. |
| Unity | All of Unity Pond | No more than 6 meals per year of black crappie and no more than 12 meals per year for all other fish species. |
| Waterville and Oakland | Messalonskee Stream from the Rice Rips Dam in Oakland to the Automatic Dam in Waterville | No more than 3 fish meals per year of any fish species. |
| Westbrook and Falmouth | The Presumpscot River from Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook to Presumpscot Falls in Falmouth | No more than 4 fish meals per year of any fish species. |
FAQs
Technical Reports
- 2025 PFAS in Fish Scientific Brief (PDF)
- 2024 PFAS in Fish Scientific Brief (PDF)
- 2023 PFAS in Fish Scientific Brief (PDF)
- 2022 PFAS in Fish Scientific Brief (PDF)
Additional Information
- Maine CDC Fish and Game Safe Eating Guidelines
- Maine Family Fish Guide (PDF)