Table 2.
Fish consumption advisories for six common game fish in Lake Michigan
| Illinois | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | 1 meal/month | 1 meal/month | Limited* | 1 meal/month |
| Chinook salmon | 1 meal/month | 1 meal/month | 6 meals/year | 1 meal/month |
| Coho salmon | 1 meal/week (< 24") | 1 meal/week (≤ 24") | 1 meal/month | 1 meal/week (< 24") |
| 1 meal/month (≥ 24") | 1 meal/month (> 24") | 1 meal/month (> 24") | ||
| Lake trout | 1 meal/month (< 30") | 1 meal/week (≤ 22") | 6 meals/year (< 24") | 1 meal/month (< 30") |
| Do not eat (≥ 30") | 1 meal/month (22"-30") | Limited (> 24")* | Do not eat (> 30") | |
| Do not eat (> 30") | ||||
| Rainbow trout | 1 meal/week (< 28") | 1 meal/week | 2 meals/month (< 20") | 1 meal/week (< 28") |
| 1 meal/month (≥ 28") | 6 meals/year (> 20") | 1 meal/month (> 28") | ||
| Yellow perch | 1 meal/week (< 11") | 1 meal/week (≤ 11") | 4 meals/month | 1 meal/week (< 11") |
| 1 meal/week (≥ 11", GP) | 1 meal/month (> 11") | 1 meal/month (> 11") | ||
| 1 meal/month (≥ 11", SP) |
If not otherwise indicated, advisories are specific to Lake Michigan (rather than general statewide advisory). If both statewide and Lake Michigan advisories were available, the Lake Michigan advisory was recorded
*= Michigan employs a “limited” advisory category, which indicates that for the type of fish in question, SP should avoid consumption, and the GP should consume a maximum of one to two meals/year