PCB's and Lipids in Lake Michigan Fish

It is commonly believed that PCB concentrations lipid percentages are highly correlated. Is this really the case?

The following data are based on measurements of individual fish from Lake Michigan. The five species are brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, Coho salmon and chinook salmon. The columns in the data file are:

Year  species       length (in cm)  % lipid     PCB (mg/kg)

Is there any relationship between PCB concentration and %lipids after taking into account the species and size of the fish?