GLIFWC's Mercury Program for Promoting Safe Fish Consumption

Boozhoo (Hello)! Welcome to the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission's Mercury program webpage. Over the past 24 years, GLIFWC has instituted an innovative lake-specific mercury advisory program to help tribal members harvest and consume giigoonh (fish) as part of a healthy and traditional diet. 

To promote mino-bimaadiziwin (a good life) for Tribal members, GLIFWC's mercury program has produced lake specific advice for ogga (walleye) and maazhiginoozhe (muskellunge). Consumption advice for both fish species has been compiled into mercury maps (2024).

Explore the tabs below and at the top of the webpage to learn more about GLIFWC's Mercury Program, how to reduce your mercury exposure, and other educational materials. To learn more about GLIFWC's purpose, pursuing goals, and other educational materials, visit glifwc.org.