Health Advisory and Fish Eating Guidelines

Most fish are healthy to eat and are a great source of protein, healthy fats (Omega-3s), and important vitamins, but any fish (store-bought or sport-caught) could have contaminants such as mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that can harm human health—especially children and fetuses. The MinnesotaDepartment of Health lets people know how often fish can be safely eaten.

The guidelines on the following page are based on contaminants measured in fish from lakes across the state. For more information, call the MinnesotaDepartment of Health at 651-201-4911, toll-free at 800-657-3908 or visit health.state.mn.us/fish

Tips for safe fish eating

• For consumption advice on individual waters that have been tested visit mndnr.gov/lakefind.
• Older and larger predator fish (walleyes, northern pike, lake trout) contain more mercury—eat smaller predators.
• Eat more panfish (sunfish, crappies) and fewer fish that eat other fish (walleyes, northern pike, lake trout).
• PCBs accumulate the most in fatty fishes such as carp, catfish, and lake trout.
• Los peces depredadores mayores y más grandes (Lucioperca, Lucio Norteño, Trucha de Lago) contienen más mercurio, comen depredadores más pequeños.
• Coma más peces como Pomosios y Pez Sol y menos pescados que comen otros peces como Lucioperca, Lucio Norteño y Trucha de Lago.
• Remueva la piel y la grasa, especialmente la grasa alrededor de la barriga. También coma menos pescados que tienen más grasa como Bagre, Carpa y Trucha de lago.
• Cov ntses loj xws li (walleyes, northern pike, lake trout) nws muaj cov kua hlau ntau nyob rau hauv nws lub cev, yog li nej yuav tsum noj cov ntses me.
• Noj cov ntse pluav xws lis (xafiv = sunfish, kabpib = crappies) thiab yog cov ntse uas tom lwm yam ntse no ces noj kom tsawg xws lis (vaulais = walleyes, novtaw phaij = northern pike, lej rhauj = lake trout).
• Yim cov tawv thiab roj, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj yog cov roj tawm npluag plab. Tsis tag lis xwb yuav tsum noj cov ntse rog kom tsawg lis tsawg tau xws lispamnais, ntse tuajkub, thiab (lej rhauj = lake trout).

Consejos para el consumo saludable de pescado

• Los peces depredadores mayores y más grandes (Lucioperca, Lucio Norteño, Trucha de Lago) contienen más mercurio, comen depredadores más pequeños.
• Coma más peces como Pomosios y Pez Sol y menos pescados que comen otros peces como Lucioperca, Lucio Norteño y Trucha de Lago.
• Remueva la piel y la grasa, especialmente la grasa alrededor de la barriga. También coma menos pescados que tienen más grasa como Bagre, Carpa y Trucha de lago.
• Cov ntses loj xws li (walleyes, northern pike, lake trout) nws muaj cov kua hlau ntau nyob rau hauv nws lub cev, yog li nej yuav tsum noj cov ntses me.
• Noj cov ntse pluav xws lis (xafiv = sunfish, kabpib = crappies) thiab yog cov ntse uas tom lwm yam ntse no ces noj kom tsawg xws lis (vaulais = walleyes, novtaw phaij = northern pike, lej rhauj = lake trout).
• Yim cov tawv thiab roj, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj yog cov roj tawm npluag plab. Tsis tag lis xwb yuav tsum noj cov ntse rog kom tsawg lis tsawg tau xws lispamnais, ntse tuajkub, thiab (lej rhauj = lake trout).

Tej yam qhia noj ntse kom txhob muaj teeb meem

• Cov ntses loj xws li (walleyes, northern pike, lake trout) nws muaj cov kua hlau ntau nyob rau hauv nws lub cev, yog li nej yuav tsum noj cov ntses me.
• Noj cov ntse pluav xws lis (xafiv = sunfish, kabpib = crappies) thiab yog cov ntse uas tom lwm yam ntse no ces noj kom tsawg xws lis (vaulais = walleyes, novtaw phaij = northern pike, lej rhauj = lake trout).
• Yim cov tawv thiab roj, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj yog cov roj tawm npluag plab. Tsis tag lis xwb yuav tsum noj cov ntse rog kom tsawg lis tsawg tau xws lispamnais, ntse tuajkub, thiab (lej rhauj = lake trout).

Vài lòi nên chú ý khi ăn cá để đưọc an toàn

• Cá lỏ́n và trưởng thành chủ́a nhiều chất ô nhiễn (mercury). Thì dụ như cá walleye, cá hồi, cá trê.
• Nên ăn loại nhỏ cỡ như cá Rô (sunfish), cá hồi (lake trout).
• Không nên ăn da và mỡ cá, nhất là phâ ̀n mỡ ở bụng cá. Mặt khác, nên ăn ít những loại cá có nhiều mỡ như cá chép, cá trê hoặc cá bông lau, và cáhồi.

Statewide Consumption Guidelines for Fish Caught in Minnesota

For consumption advice on individual waters that have been tested visit mndnr.gov/lakefind

Children and women of child-bearing age:

Other adults: