With fishing season in full swing, depending on where it was caught, you may want to think a bit before frying up that catch. The Department of Environmental Quality map below indicates areas in the lower Bay, and in and around Virginia Beach and Norfolk that do not meet standards for fishing. The majority of the locations marked in red are for low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which restricts growth of aquatic animals. The map also indicates levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are stored in the fat of fish and can be passed on to humans.
For more information, view the entire Virginia Department of Environmental Quality map here.