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APPENDIX: FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY

For more information visit the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention website: maine. gov / dhhs / fishandgamesafety.

MERCURY IN FISH GUIDELINES Mercury in Maine freshwater fish may harm the babies of pregnant and nursing mothers, and young children.

• Pregnant and nursing women, women who may get pregnant, and children under age 8 SHOULD NOT EAT ANY freshwater fish from Maine’ s inland waters, except, for brook trout and landlocked salmon, one meal per month is safe.

• All other adults and children older than 8 CAN EAT two freshwater fish meals per month. For brook trout and landlocked salmon, the limit is one meal per week.

SAFE EATING GUIDELINES: PFAS

2026 STATE OF MAINE LAWS & RULES FISHING

PFAS IN FISH GUIDELINES Fish tested in several locations found levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances( PFAS) above Maine CDC ' s recommended levels for regular consumption. Exposure to certain PFAS chemicals has been associated with:

• changes in liver and kidney function,

• changes in cholesterol levels,

• decreased immune response to vaccines in children,

• complications during pregnancy, and

• increased risk of kidney cancer and possibly testicular cancer.

Limit or eliminate consumption of all fish or certain fish species from the waterbodies listed in the table below.

ADDITIONAL FISH GUIDELINES: PCBS, DIOXINS, AND DDT

• Fish caught in some Maine waters have high levels of PCBs, Dioxins or DDT in them.

• These chemicals can cause cancer and other health effects.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends additional fish consumption limits on the waters listed below. Remember to check the mercury guidelines. If the water you are fishing is listed below, check the mercury guideline to the left and follow the most limiting guidelines. ■

Albion All of Lovejoy Pond No more than six fish meals per year of any fish species

Former Naval Air Station, Brunswick

Burnham to Benton

Mere( Mare) Brook from the Eastern side of the runway to Liberty Crossing Mere( Mare) Brook from Coffin Ice Pond to the Western edge of the runway All of Merriconeag Stream All of Picnic Pond All of Site 8 Stream

Sebasticook River from the confluence with Twentyfive Mile Stream in Burnham to Benton Falls in Benton

Do not eat any fish from these waters No more than 6 meals per year of any fish species Do not eat any fish from these waters Do not eat any fish from these waters Do not eat any fish No more than five meals per year of any fish species

Caribou Aroostook River from the Aroostook River Reservoir to Haley Island in Fort Fairfield No more than 2 meals per month of brook trout China All of China Lake No more than 1 meal per month of any fish species Corinth to Bangor Kenduskeag Stream from the Robyville covered bridge to the Penobscot River No more than 1 meal per month of smallmouth bass Fairfield

Fish Brook, including any tributaries, from the headwaters to the confluence with Messalonskee Stream

Do not eat any fish from these waters Fairfield Police Athletic League( PAL) Ponds Do not eat any fish from these waters

Fairfield

Fairfield to Sidney

Kennebec River from the Carrabassett Stream inlet just north of Route 23 to the Lockwood Dam in Waterville

Kennebec River from the Carrabassett Stream inlet just north of Route 23 to the Town Farm Brook inlet in Sidney

No more than 9 meals per year of smallmouth bass

No more than 9 meals per year of smallmouth bass and no more than 5 meals per year of black crappie

Gray All of Collyer Brook No more than one meal per month of brook trout Leeds and Wayne All of Androscoggin Lake No more than one meal per month of black crappie

Limestone to Fort Fairfield

Monmouth and Winthrop

Oakland / Waterville

Sanford / Alfred

All of Durepo Pond and Limestone Stream from Durepo to the Canadian border

All of Annabessacook Lake

Messalonskee Stream from the Rice Rips Dam in Oakland to the Automatic Dam in Waterville

The Mousam River from below the Number One Pond Dam to Outlet Dam on Estes Lake, including all of Estes Lake

No more than 4 meals per year of brook trout and do not eat smallmouth bass from these waters

No more than ten meals per year of any fish species

No more than 3 fish meals per year of any fish species

No more than 3 meals per year of any fish species Sanford All of Number One Pond No more than 1 meal per month of largemouth bass

Thorndike / Unity

Unity

Westbrook / Falmouth

Halfmoon Stream from the Shikles Road in Thorndike to Sandy Stream and Sandy Stream from the Sevens Road in Unity to Unity Pond

Unity Pond

The Presumpscot River from Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook to Presumpscot Falls in Falmouth

No more than 5 meals per year of smallmouth bass; For Halfmoon Stream, consume no more than 2 meals per month of brook trout

No more than 6 meals per year of black crappie and no more than 12 meals per year for all other fish species

No more than 4 fish meals per year of any fish species