Q: Are the fish from the Mississippi River in this area safe to eat? I’m concerned about the possibility of mercury and other contaminants. Who checks for the safety of fish, and how often do they ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – As fishing season returns in full force, the Ohio Department of Health recommends anglers check their catch to make sure they’re not consuming too many toxins. The Ohio Sport ...

Mercury persists in fish across Middle Georgia rivers. Growing power demand and regulatory delays may slow progress, keeping ...

WABASHA — The Minnesota Department of Health is advising Minnesotans to limit, or completely avoid, eating fish from a stretch of the Mississippi River between the south Twin Cities metro and Wabasha.

Silver carp jump in the Fox River in Illinois. (Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee) Credit: Ryan Hagerty / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The state of Michigan has nearly tripled the bodies of water it warns residents not to eat fish from due to heightened levels of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. Testing of edible portions of ...

Fish rank as the most diverse group of vertebrates in the world. Scientists recognize over 37,000 distinct species, with many more waiting to be discovered. Most fish fall into the ray-finned group of ...

It’s fishing season in the North Country. Anglers fish for sport, for competition, and for a fresh fish dinner. But not all fish are alike. Depending on what species and where you caught it, state ...

Scientist Jim Lamer holds an invasive silver carp on the Illinois River. (Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco/WNIJ-Northern Public Radio) Buy Photo Midwestern states are ...