Statewide Safe-Eating Guidelines for Sensitive
Population: Pregnant Women, Women Who Could
Become Pregnant, and Children under Age 15
Every week eat some of these fish!
2 SERVINGS of any of these fish:
Purchased fish:
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Catfish (farm-raised)
Cod
Herring
Mackerel (Atlantic)
Pollock
Salmon (Atlantic or Pacific; not
Great Lakes)
Sardines
Shellfish (such as crab, oysters, scallops,
shrimp)
Fish sticks and sandwiches
1 SERVING of any of these fish:
Purchased fish:
• Canned “light” tuna
• Halibut
Minnesota caught fish:
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Bullhead
Crappie
Lake Herring (Cisco)
Lake Whitefish
Sunfish (such as Bluegill)
Yellow perch
Higher in Omega-3 fatty acids
You may add other purchased fish that are
low in mercury to this list.
For a list of mercury levels in purchased fish,
see the United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) list of Mercury levels in
Commercial Fish and Shellfish
And, Once a Month it’s also OK to eat 1 serving of these fish
Purchased fish:
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1 SERVING EACH MONTH of any of these fish:
Canned “white” (albacore) tuna
Chilean seabass
Grouper
Marlin
Tuna (steak or fillet)
Minnesota caught fish:
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Bass
Catfish
Lake Trout
Northern pike
Walleye
Other Minnesota species not listed
If you eat fish from just a few lakes and rivers in Minnesota, follow site specific
advice for lakes and rivers that you catch and eat fish from regularly.
Minnesota Rivers and Lakes: Site specific advice
Do Not Eat these fish
Purchased fish:
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King mackerel
Shark
Swordfish
Tilefish
Serving Sizes
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What is a Serving of Fish?
Minnesota caught fish:
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Muskellunge