Mississippi Fish Tissue Advisories and Commercial Fishing Bans
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WaterbodyChemicalDate IssuedAction
Little Conehoma and
Yockanookany River in Attala
and Leake Counties (from Hwy
35 near Kosciusko downstream
to Hwy 429 near Thomastown)
Yockanookany River in Attala
and Leake Counties (from Hwy
35 near Kosciusko downstream
to Hwy 429 near Thomastown)
PCBs
June 1987
Consumption Advisory
All Species
Commercial Fishing
Ban
All Species
Commercial Fishing
Ban
Lake Susie (Oxbow
Lake of Old
Tallahatchie River) in Panola
County
Lake of Old
Tallahatchie River) in Panola
County
PCBs
November 1989
Consumption Advisory
All Species
Commercial Fishing
Ban
All Species
Commercial Fishing
Ban
Escatawpa River from Alabama
state line to 1-10
state line to 1-10
Mercury
May 1995
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Bogue Chitto River (entire length
in Mississippi)
in Mississippi)
Mercury
May 1995
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Yockanookany River (entire
length)
length)
Mercury
May 1995
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Pearl River (from
Hwy 25 near
Carthage downstream
to the Leake County Water Park)
Hwy 25 near
Carthage downstream
to the Leake County Water Park)
Mercury
June 2001
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Enid Lake
Mercury
May 1995
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Yocona River
(from Enid
Reservoir downstream to the
confluence with the Tallahatchie
River)
(from Enid
Reservoir downstream to the
confluence with the Tallahatchie
River)
Mercury
September 1996
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Pascagoula River
(entire length)
(entire length)
Mercury
September 2001
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Archusa Creek Water Park (Clarke County)
Mercury
September 2001
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Grenada Lake and Yalobusha
River (from the dam downstream
to Holcomb)
River (from the dam downstream
to Holcomb)
Mercury
June 2001
Limit Consumption
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Mississippi Delta (all waters
from the
Mississippi River
levee on the west to the Bluff
Hills on the east) except for
waters listed below
from the
Mississippi River
levee on the west to the Bluff
Hills on the east) except for
waters listed below
DDT
and
Toxaphene
and
Toxaphene
July 2001
Limit Consumption
Advisory for Carp,
Buffalo, Gar, and Large
catfish (>22in)**
Advisory for Carp,
Buffalo, Gar, and Large
catfish (>22in)**
These waters have been removed from the Delta Fish Advisory (July 2011)
- Steele Bayou (Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, and Washington Counties)
- Black Bayou (Washington County)
- Bee Lake (Holmes County)
- Recon Lake (or Rainey’s Lake – Bolivar County)
- Charlie Capps Lake (Bolivar County)
Advisories and Fishing Bans
* The Mississippi State Department of Health advises limiting consumption of largemouth bass, large catfish (>27″), and King Mackerel (33–39″) from certain areas due to elevated mercury levels. Children under seven and women of childbearing age should consume no more than one meal of these fish every two months, while other adults should limit intake to one meal every two weeks.
** The Mississippi State Department of Health advises limiting consumption of Gar, Carp, Buffalo, and Catfish (>22″) due to elevated levels of DDT and toxaphene.
