The main contaminants in Alabama fish are mercury, Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, and Perfluoralkyl sulfonate, or PFOs.
Baker Creek embayment at Wheeler Reservoir in Morgan County – All species, PFOCold Creek Swamp from the confluence of Cold Creek with the Mobile River west through the swamp in Mobile County – All species, mercuryMobile River at Cold Creek at river mile 27 in Mobile County – All species, mercuryBinion Creek immediately upstream of Highway 43 in Tuscaloosa County – All species, mercury
Choccolocco Creek entire length of the creek from south of Oxford to Logan Martin Reservoir, in the vicinity of County Road 399 bridge and Choccolocco Creek embayment approximately 1 mile upstream of lake confluence in Calhoun and Talladega counties – All species, PCBs, mercuryMurder Creek between confluence with Burnt Creek and Conecuh River in Escambia County – All species, mercury
Perdido River in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 90 bridge cross in Baldwin County – All species, mercurySepulga River in the vicinity of Brooklyn in Escambia County – All species, mercuryAt-risk groups, including babies, children under 14, nursing or pregnant women or women who are planning on becoming pregnant, should pay particular attention to the advisories and avoid all king mackerel, shark, swordfish or tile fish.
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