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Fish species with an advisory on file

Every species with an advisory recorded anywhere in the province. The count is advisory rows on file across all waterbodies.

Northern Pike
1548 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Mercury, Arsenic, Merc
Walleye
1365 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Mercury, Chromium, Dio
Lake Trout
669 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Mercury, Arsenic, Merc
Smallmouth Bass
866 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, PFAS, Chromium, Lead,
White Sucker
839 waterbodies · Arsenic, Chromium, Dioxins/Furans, Dioxi
Lake Whitefish
535 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Chromium, Arsenic, Mer
Largemouth Bass
354 waterbodies · Lead, Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PC
Burbot (Ling)
258 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Mercury, Arsenic, Merc
Yellow Perch
467 waterbodies · Arsenic, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Mercur
Common Carp
126 waterbodies · Dioxins/Furans, Dioxins/Furans, PCB, Dio
Brook Trout
241 waterbodies · Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Mercury, Arsenic
Cisco (Lake Herring)
254 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Mercury, Arsenic, Merc
Brown Bullhead
204 waterbodies · Arsenic, Arsenic, Mercury, Dioxins/Furan
Rainbow Trout
73 waterbodies · Dioxins/Furans, Mercury, Mercury, PCB, M
Rock Bass
224 waterbodies · Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Me
Black Crappie
167 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PFAS, PC
Redhorse Sucker
97 waterbodies · Chromium, Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury
Channel Catfish
31 waterbodies · Dioxins/Furans, Dioxins/Furans, PCB, Mer
Brown Trout
36 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Longnose Sucker
54 waterbodies · Arsenic, Mercury, Mercury, Arsenic, Merc
Freshwater Drum
34 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Chinook Salmon
40 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Sauger
65 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PFAS, Mercury, Seleniu
Pumpkinseed
136 waterbodies · Lead, Mercury, Mercury, Arsenic, Mercury
Muskellunge
57 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Bluegill
96 waterbodies · Lead, Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PC
Coho Salmon
23 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Lake Sturgeon
15 waterbodies · Arsenic, Mercury, Mercury, Arsenic, Merc
Splake
33 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PFAS, Me
White Perch
25 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
White Bass
18 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Round Whitefish
18 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Mooneye
18 waterbodies · Dioxins/Furans, Mercury, Mercury, PCB, M
Pink Salmon
13 waterbodies · Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PFAS, PCB, PCB, P
Rainbow Smelt
38 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, PCB, PCB, PFAS, P
White Crappie
13 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PFAS, PC
Gizzard Shad
11 waterbodies · PCB, PCB, PFAS
Bowfin
8 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, Mercury, PCB, PFA
Goldeye
7 waterbodies · Mercury, PFAS, Precautionary, Selenium
American Eel
2 waterbodies · PCB, PFAS
Atlantic Salmon
3 waterbodies · PCB, PCB, PFAS, PFAS
Goldfish
5 waterbodies · Mercury, PCB, PCB, PCB, PFAS, PFAS, Prec
Fallfish
3 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PFAS, PFAS, Precaution
Bigmouth Buffalo
2 waterbodies · PCB, PFAS
Longnose Gar
2 waterbodies · Mercury, Mercury, PCB, PCB
Aurora Trout
2 waterbodies · Mercury
Blackfin Cisco
1 waterbodies · Mercury
Creek Chub
1 waterbodies · PFAS
Green Sunfish
1 waterbodies · PFAS
Tiger Muskellunge
1 waterbodies · Mercury, PFAS, PFAS
Tench
1 waterbodies · Mercury, PFAS

Species with the most advisory rows

A count of rows recorded — not a ranking of which fish are worse to eat.

Species with the most advisory rows on fileA count of advisory rows recorded for the species — not a ranking of which fish are worse to eat.Northern PikeNorthern Pike: 24993 advisory rows24,993WalleyeWalleye: 23552 advisory rows23,552Lake TroutLake Trout: 11209 advisory rows11,209Smallmouth BassSmallmouth Bass: 9805 advisory rows9,805White SuckerWhite Sucker: 8088 advisory rows8,088Lake WhitefishLake Whitefish: 5297 advisory rows5,297Largemouth BassLargemouth Bass: 3578 advisory rows3,578Burbot (Ling)Burbot (Ling): 2748 advisory rows2,748Yellow PerchYellow Perch: 2509 advisory rows2,509Common CarpCommon Carp: 2262 advisory rows2,262Brook TroutBrook Trout: 2103 advisory rows2,103Cisco (Lake Herring)Cisco (Lake Herring): 1805 advisory rows1,805Brown BullheadBrown Bullhead: 1416 advisory rows1,416Rainbow TroutRainbow Trout: 1035 advisory rows1,035Rock BassRock Bass: 990 advisory rows990Black CrappieBlack Crappie: 984 advisory rows984Source: Guide to Eating Ontario Fish advisory database, Ontario.

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Source: Ontario — Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database.

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Which Ontario lakes and rivers carry a fish consumption advisory, for which species, and which contaminant the advisory is recorded against. The guide that publishes the meal advice is linked on every page.

Source: Ontario — Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database — Open Government Licence – Ontario. Data refreshes as published. Every page links the row it came from.

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