Earlier this year, officials updated its guidance for the first time in 50 years advising that everyone can eat some of the fish caught from the lower Hudson River.
Máximo Napa Castro, 61, set off on his fishing boat on December 7 from Marcona, a coastal town in the south of the country, but bad weather caused him to stray from his course and lose direction.
Five people are missing after a fishing boat capsized near Point Couverden, Alaska, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
"I felt like 'don't panic', just stay focused, keep focused."
It's unclear how widespread the contamination is among other fish species, but sunfish species are confirmed to be affected.
Apex resident Randy Miller was murdered on a 2022 Atlantic Beach fishing trip. There is now a $75,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.