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Fish Tissue Data Collected by EPA Partners

National Listing of Fish Advisories

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's partners, including state, local and Tribal environmental health officials, collect fish tissue data that can be used to develop fish and shellfish advisories. For more information on specific data collected by these partners, refer to their respective websites.

From the 1970s through 2010, the EPA requested fish tissue data from the states, territories and Tribes annually, and added the data to the National Listing of Fish Advisories (NLFA) database. From these data, the EPA developed an easy-to-use mapping tool that allows state, local and Tribal fish advisory program managers and other technical users to search for now historical fish tissue data. This mapping tool provides a central repository of the historic fish tissue data as a service to and convenience for the public.

  • Fish Tissue Data Collected by States for State Fish Advisories Between 1967 and 2010

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Programs under the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

NOAA’s National Status and Trends (NS&T) is comprised of three nationwide programs: Benthic Surveillance, Mussel Watch and Bioeffects. These programs are designed to describe the current status of, and detect changes in, the environmental quality of our nation's estuarine and coastal waters through environmental monitoring, assessment and related research.

NOAA’s National Mussel Watch Program monitors the status and spatial and temporal trends of chemical contaminants and biological stressors in the nation’s coastal waters. The Mussel Watch Program is the longest running continuous contaminant-monitoring program of its kind in the United States. The program utilizes a sentinel-based approach to monitoring by collecting and analyzing sediment and bivalves (oysters and mussels) as surrogates for water pollution and bioaccumulation from a network of sites across the U.S. and territories.

Choose Fish and Shellfish Wisely

  • Should I Be Concerned about Eating Fish and Shellfish?
  • EPA-FDA Advice about Eating Fish and Shellfish
  • Eat Fish and Shellfish in a Healthy Way
  • How Do I Know if a Fish I Caught is Contaminated?
  • What the EPA Does to Protect You From Contaminated Fish and Shellfish
  • Technical Resources and Studies
  • Building Fish and Shellfish Advisory Programs
    • Designing a Fish and Shellfish Contaminant Monitoring Program
      • Integrated Approach Monitoring Strategy
      • Multi-phase Approach Monitoring Strategy
      • Sampling Sites
      • Target Species and Size Classes
      • Target Contaminants
      • Sampling Times and Frequency
      • Fish Sample Types
      • Shellfish Sample Types
      • Quality Assurance and Quality Control
      • Sample Analysis
    • In the Field - Collecting and Handling Samples
      • Sample Collection
      • Sample Handling
    • In the Lab - Processing and Analyzing Samples
      • Receiving Samples
      • Processing Samples
      • Analytical Methods
      • Quality Assurance and Quality Control
      • Data Verification, Reporting and Validation
    • Analyzing Data and Calculating the Consumption Limits
    • Developing a Fish and/or Shellfish Advisory
Contact Us about Fish and Shellfish Consumption
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Last updated on January 14, 2025
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