Eat Safe Fish - Full Interview


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Podcast Episode 27 - Full interview with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHSS) about the updated 2025 Eat Safe Fish Guide. 12 new bodies of water were added to the guide this year in the Upper Peninsula. And an update on the smelt consumption advisory which was loosened on Lake Superior, and why. The recommended maximum amount is now 8 servings per month for Lake Superior smelt.

Eat Safe Fish Guide for the U.P.: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/DEH/Eat-Safe-Fish/Documents/UP_EAT_SAFE_FISH_GUIDE_-_UPPER_PENINSULA_WEB.pdf?rev=2ebaba2aae2a47428e837513969c1847&hash=52A02F805EE6C17591AD6435ABD60B63

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