Mississippi Fish Tissue Advisories and Commercial Fishing Bans
WaterbodyChemicalDate IssuedAction
Yockanookany River in Attala
and Leake Counties. From Hwy
35 near Kosciusko, downstream
to Hwy 429 near Thomastown
All Species
Commercial Fishing
Ban
Tallahatchie River in Panola
County West of Batesville
All Species
Commercial Fishing
Ban
state line to 1-10
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
in Mississippi
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
length
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Carthage, downstream
to the Leake County Water Park
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Reservoir downstream to the
confluence with the Tallahatchie
River
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*[/one_fourth_last]
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
River from the dam downstream
to Holcomb
Advisory for
Largemouth Bass and
Large Catfish (>27in)*
the mainline Mississippi River
Levee on the West to the Bluff
hills on the East, except for
waters listed below
and
Toxaphance
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) - Roebuck Lake (Leflore County)
no limit. 33-39″ limit
consumption***
>39″-do not eat
Legend to Advisories and Fishing Bans
*The Mississippi State Department of Health recommends that people limit the amount of bass and large catfish that they eat from these areas, because of high levels of mercury in the fish. Children under seven and women of child bearing age should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two months. Other adults should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two weeks.
** Precautionary advisory issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
***The Mississippi State Department of Health recommends that people limit the amount of 33-39″ King Mackerel they eat from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Children under seven and women of child bearing age should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two months. Other adults should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two weeks.
****The Mississippi State Department of Health recommends that people limit their consumption of these fish to no more than one meal every two weeks.
