Table 3.

Fish consumption advisories for 11 common game fish in the Lower Mississippi River. If not otherwise indicated, advisories are specific to the Mississippi River (rather than general statewide advisory). If both statewide and Mississippi River advisories were available, the Mississippi River advisory was recorded.

	Arkansas	Tennessee	Missouri	Kentucky
Channel catfish	No advisory	Do not eat*	1 meal/week	1 meal/week (GP)†
				1 meal/month (SP)†
Flathead catfish	No advisory	Do not eat*	1 meal/week	1 meal/month (GP)†
				6 meals/year (SP)†
Blue catfish	No advisory	Do not eat*	1 meal/week (> 17")	1 meal/month (GP)†
				6 meals/year (SP)†
Common carp	No advisory	Do not eat*	1 meal/week (> 21")	1 meal/week (GP)†
				1 meal/month (SP)†
Black crappie	No advisory	Do not eat*	No Advisory	1 meal/week (GP)†
				1 meal/month (SP)†
White crappie	No advisory	Do not eat*	No Advisory	1 meal/week (GP)†
				1 meal/month (SP)†
Bluegill	No advisory	Do not eat*	No Advisory	1 meal/week (GP)†
				1 meal/month (SP)†
Freshwater drum	No advisory	Do not eat*	No Advisory	1 meal/week (GP)†
				1 meal/month (SP)†
Largemouth bass	No advisory	Do not eat*	1 meal/month (SP)†	1 meal/month (GP)†
				6 meals/year (SP)†
White bass	No advisory	Do not eat*	No Advisory	1 meal/month (GP)†
				6 meals/year (SP)†
Striped bass	No advisory	Do not eat*	No Advisory	1 meal/month (GP)†
				6 meals/year (SP)†

*= between Mississippi State Line and Meeman-Shelby State Park

† = from statewide advisory, not Mississippi River-specific