Fish Consumption Advisories

Each year the Departments of Health, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Game, Fish & Parks cooperate to perform fish collection, sampling, and analysis. South Dakota fish sampling protocols and procedures can be found here: Intensive and Screening Protocols and Procedures. The Department of Health issues consumption advisories when mercury concentrations over the FDA recommended 1 ppm are found in fish flesh. The map below shows waters that have been tested and indicates whether a fish consumption advisory is in effect.

For more information please visit the Department of Health website.