Galveston Bay
Fish profiles, marine conditions, eating guidance and access—all in your water guide.
Upper Galveston Bay, the Houston Ship Channel and the broader estuary have different consumption guidance.
Houston Ship Channel & San Jacinto River
North of the Fred Hartman Bridge, including contiguous waters and the San Jacinto River below Lake Houston Dam: DSHS advises everyone not to eat any fish or blue crab.
DSHS modified Advisory 55 ↗Exact area map ↗Upper Galveston Bay
North of the Red Bluff Point–Five-Mile Cut Marker–Houston Point line: women of childbearing age and children under 12 should not eat catfish, spotted seatrout or blue crab. Adult men and women past childbearing age are limited to one meal per month. The stricter Ship Channel guidance applies within its area.
Broader Galveston estuary
Including Chocolate, East, Trinity and West Bays and contiguous waters: the same restriction applies to all catfish species. One DSHS meal is 8 ounces.
DSHS Advisory 50 ↗Sources & coastal evidence
Coastal reference review 2026-10-14. Record evidence: Galveston Bay. Historical records establish recorded occurrence, not current abundance. Artwork is illustrative scenery, not a geographical survey or a conditions feed.