Contaminated Fish in Southern California

For decades, the Montrose Chemical Corporation in Torrance was dumping DDT, which they manufactured, at PCB's into the sewer system. The chemicals ultimately flowed out to sea and ended up in the sediment of Palos Verdes Shelf.

EPA settled with Montrose and several other chemical companies and cleanup efforts have been in effect for the last ten years.

here. For maximum safety, they recommend eating on the fillet, not the whole fish as pollutants are concentrated in the fat.