Fish Advisories

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Waterbody	Chemical	Date Issued
Little Conehoma and Yockanookany River in Attala and Leake Counties. From Hwy 35 near Kosciusko, downstream to Hwy 429 near Thomastown	PCBs	June 1987	Consumption Advisory All Species Commercial Fishing Ban
Bogue Chitto River, entire length in Mississippi	Mercury	May 1995	Limit Consumption Advisory for Largemouth Bass and Large Catfish (>27in)*
Yockanookany River, entire length	Mercury	May 1995	Limit Consumption Advisory for Largemouth Bass and Large Catfish (>27in)*
Pearl River from Hwy 25 near Carthage, downstream to the Leake County Water Park	Mercury	June 2001	Limit Consumption Advisory for Largemouth Bass and Large Catfish (>27in)*

*The Mississippi State Department of Health recommends that people limit the amount of bass and large catfish that they eat from these areas, because of high levels of mercury in the fish. Children under seven and women of child bearing age should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two months. Other adults should eat no more than one meal of these fish every two weeks.
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