The National Listing of Fish Advisories
The database includes all available information describing state-, tribal-, and federally-issued fish consumption advisories in the United States for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. Territories, and in Canada for the 12 provinces and territories. The database contains information provided to EPA by the states, tribes, territories and Canada.
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Release of 2005/2006 Data
- General Fact Sheet (July 19, 2007)
- Technical Fact Sheet | Technical Fact Sheet Print Version (PDF) (7 pp., 517 K; EPA 823-F-07-003)
- Questions & Answers
Database
- Getting Started
- State Advisories - Search advisories by state, waterbody name, species or contaminant.
- Federal Advisories
- Contacts
The inclusion of information provided by states, tribes, territories and Canada does not imply any official EPA endorsement. Furthermore, EPA does not accept any responsibility for the data provided by these entities or guarantee the validity of this data.
Archive
Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
Release of 2004 Data
- Press Release (September 15, 2005)
- Technical Fact Sheet | Print Version (PDF) (6 pp., 275 K; EPA 823-F-05-004)
- Questions & Answers
- National Maps and Graphics
Twelve individual slides providing national summaries and statistics for the 2004 National Listing of Fish Advisories (NLFA) database.
Release of 2003 Data
- Technical Fact Sheet | Print Version (PDF) (6 pp., 493 K; EPA 823-F-04-016)
- National Maps and Graphics
Thirteen individual slides providing national summaries and statistics for the 2003 National Listing of Fish Advisories (NLFA) database.
Past Years
- Fact Sheet, 2002 (PDF) (6 pp., 515 K; EPA 823-F-03-003)
- Fact Sheet, 2001 (PDF) (6 pp., 104 K; EPA 823-F-02-007)
- Fact Sheet, 2000 (PDF) (6 pp., 424 K; EPA 823-F-01-010)
- Fact Sheet, 1999 (PDF) (6 pp., 132 K; EPA 823-F-00-016)
- Fact Sheet, 1998 (PDF) (6 pp., 161 K; EPA 823-F-99-005)
- Fact Sheet, 1997 (PDF) (6 pp., 694 K; EPA 823-F-98-009)
- Fact Sheet, 1995 (PDF) (4 pp., 476 K; EPA 823-F-96-006)
- Fact Sheet, 1994 (PDF) (2 pp., 116 K; EPA 823-F-95-004)