Resources for Fish Consumption

Parasites in fish

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Fish Diseases

Lead Sinkers

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Nontoxic tackle: Let's get the lead out

Fishing

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Fishing

Fish consumption advice from other agencies

• Fish Consumption Guidelines in the Great Lakes Area
  • Consortium Member Fish Consumption Guidelines

Joint Federal Advisory for Mercury in fish, What you need to know about Mercury in fish and shellfish

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
  • Advisories and Technical Resources for Fish and Shellfish Consumption
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish (1990-2012)

Consumer seafood information and resources

• Foodsafety.gov
  • Food Safety by Type of Food: Seafood

Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

• American Heart Association
  • Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Information on Mercury

• Addendum to the 1993 "Protocol for a Uniform Great Lakes Sports Fish Consumption Advisory"
  • Great Lakes Consortium Mercury Protocol
• The National Academy of Sciences
  • Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Mercury Study Report to Congress

Mercury exposure

• Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Blood Mercury Levels in US Children and Women of Childbearing Age, 1999-2000
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemical

Mercury in the environment

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Mercury

Information on PCBs

• Protocol for a Uniform Great Lakes Sports Fish Consumption Advisory (PDF)

Information on PFAS

• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

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