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Marine and Estuarine Fish Eating Guidelines
Eating Guidelines for Marine and Estuarine Fish From Florida Waters

 

Table 2
Mercury Advisories based on Mercury
(in alphabetical order by species)

Water Body Species Women of childbearing age, young children
(# of meals)*		 All Other Individuals
(# of meals)*
All coastal waters Almaco jack One per month One per month
All coastal waters Atlantic croaker Two per week Two per week
All coastal waters Atlantic spadefish One per week One per week
All coastal waters Atlantic stingray One per month One per week
All coastal waters Atlantic thread herring One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Atlantic weakfish One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Black drum One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Black grouper One per month One per week
All coastal waters Blackfin tuna Do not eat One per month
All coastal waters Bluefish One per month One per week
All coastal waters Bluntnose sting ray One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Bonefish One per month One per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Crevalle jack Do not eat One per month
Remaining coastal waters Crevalle jack One per month One per week
All coastal waters Cobia Do not eat One per month
All coastal waters Dolphin One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Fantail mullet Two per week Two per week
All coastal waters Florida pompano One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Gafftopsail catfish One per month One per week
All coastal waters Gag One per month One per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Gray snapper One per month Two per week
Remaining Coastal Waters Gray snapper One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Greater amberjack One per month One per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Great barracuda Do not eat One per month
Remaining coastal waters Great barracuda One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Gulf flounder One per month One per week
All coastal waters Hardhead catfish One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Hogfish One per week Two per week
All coastal waters King mackerel less than 31 inches fork length Do not eat One per month
All coastal waters King mackerel 31 or more inches fork length Do not eat Do not eat
All coastal waters Ladyfish One per month One per week
All coastal waters Lane snapper One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Little tunny Do not eat One per month
All coastal waters Lookdown One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Mutton snapper One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Pigfish One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Pinfish One per month Two per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Red drum One per month One per week
Remaining coastal waters Red drum One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Red grouper One per month One per week
All coastal waters Red snapper One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Sand seatrout One per month One per week
All coastal waters Scamp One per month One per week
All coastal waters Shark, all species less than 43 inches Do not eat One per month
All coastal waters Shark, all species 43 or more inches Do not eat Do not eat
All coastal waters Sheepshead One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Silver perch One per month One per week
All coastal waters Skipjack tuna One per month Two per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Snook One per month One per month
Remaining coastal waters Snook One per month One per week
All coastal waters Snowy grouper One per month One per month
All coastal waters Southern flounder One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Spanish mackerel One per month One per week
All coastal waters Spot One per week Two per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Spotted seatrout One per month One per month
Remaining coastal waters Spotted seatrout One per month One per week
All coastal waters Southern kingfish One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Striped mullet Two per week Two per week
All coastal waters Striped mojarra Two per week Two per week
All coastal waters Tarpon One per week Two per week
Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay and Florida Keys Tripletail One per month One per week
Remaining coastal waters Tripletail One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Vermillion snapper One per week Two per week
All coastal waters Wahoo One per month One per week
All coastal waters White grunt One per month One per week
All coastal waters While mullet Two per week Two per week
All coastal waters Yellow-edge grouper One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Yellowfin tuna One per month Two per week
All coastal waters Yellowtail snapper One per week Two per week

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