But just in case, the Maryland Department of the Environment has new guidelines for just how many of those catfish it's safe to eat.
MDE now recommends that kids up to age 6 should eat fewer than eight meals per month of brown bullhead catfish from the South River.
The new recommendation isn't directly linked to the tumors, which were first spotted a year ago. It's because of the level in the water of PCBs, which are harmful chemical compounds.
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