BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 27, 2022
Mainers don’t have a clear idea of how many so-called forever chemicals are in the freshwater fish they’re eating. Yet even with the looming threat of expanded consumption advisories to protect public health, many of the state’s anglers continue to eat some of the fish they harvest. With no state guidance yet in place for the consumption of freshwater fish, and given that most anglers eat modest amounts of them, many feel relatively safe continuing to eat at least some fish taken from Maine waters.