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The guidelines in the Eat Safe Fish (ESF) Guides are set to be safe for everyone. This includes children, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding and people who have health problems, like cancer or diabetes. However, the ESF Guides are also for healthy adults who want to avoid getting too many chemicals in their bodies.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) uses test results from the edible portions of fish to determine how much fish is safe to eat per month.
The ESF Guides are not a rulebook. These are only guidelines to help you make safer choices for you and your family. You are not required to use it.
Click your region on the map or select your county from the list below to find your ESF Guide. You can also call the MDHHS Environmental Health Hotline at 800-648-6942 for a free physical copy.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program collects fish throughout Michigan each year to test them for chemicals. Sampling locations are chosen based on connections to known or suspected contamination sites and/or popular sport fishing areas. Members of the public can request EGLE to test fish for chemicals through a Targeted Monitoring Request (TMR).
MDHHS uses the test results from the edible portions to find the amount of chemicals in each fish species collected from a lake or river. This information is used to determine how much fish is safe to eat per month. These guidelines are then published annually in the ESF Guides. Details on the science that goes into the guidelines can be found in the Reports and Science page.
To see the chemical results for the fish found in the MDHHS Eat Safe Fish Guides, visit EGLE’s Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program Online Database.
You can learn more about the process MDHHS uses to create the guidelines found in the Eat Safe Fish Guides in our Making the Eat Safe Fish Guide Factsheet.
For our statewide partners that are looking to promote the Eat Safe Fish Guides, download our Media Toolkit. This toolkit contains social media messages and a sample press release that can be used to promote the release of the Eat Safe Fish Guides in your community.
DNR Michigan Fishing Guide – Learn more about the legal sizes of fish and other important regulations.
