Tuna and Mercury and ME

[Warmachine]

many lakes are contaminated from old mining operations. check your local fishing synopsis for intake recommendations for fish from your local lakes

 

[Double3]

I heard once that there is more of a chance that Albacore Tuna has more mercury than the light.

 

[joshu]

You guys must be some tuna-heads .... i don't think i'd risk getting Mercury poisoning for a tuna-fish sandwitch. Now ham though... that's something to die for..

 

[Erikk]

Why is it that higher mercury levels are more common with salt water fish as opposed to fresh water?

Where I grew up, we had a problem with pike(freshwater) having high amounts of mercury, but it was due the lake and enviroment they were from. So is it safe to say that tuna from some waters contain more higher mercury levels?

Because organic mercury is accumulative and the salt water food chain is long.
ie. bait fish eat plankton, mackeral eat baitfish, swordfish/tune eat mackeral. If you eat a lot of tuna and your concerned, next time you get a blood test get the merc levels tested too.

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[Tafman]

so light color tuna is less harmful but more expensive?

and darker color tuna is the most harmful but less expensive?

which one is Albacore?

 

[Erikk]

so light color tuna is less harmful but more expensive?

and darker color tuna is the most harmful but less expensive?

which one is Albacore?

it will say on the can "albacore" which is the best tasting but the most mercury over yellowfin and skipjack.

But again, if you eat it consistantly week after week ,year after just get tested. All my fishing buddies eat a ton of it and got tested with normal results.

 

[OC Cartel]

chunk light is cheap and lower in mercury i think

 

[Tafman]

im thinking like with chicken, the lighter parts are more expensive but the healthiest.

so if chunk light is the cheapest and safest why do people buy the other kind

 

[OC Cartel]

im thinking like with chicken, the lighter parts are more expensive but the healthiest.

so if chunk light is the cheapest and safest why do people buy the other kind

i have NO idea.............but i do know i'd like a poster of that creature in your avatar

 

[Double3]

im thinking like with chicken, the lighter parts are more expensive but the healthiest.

so if chunk light is the cheapest and safest why do people buy the other kind

Albacore tastes so much better. It is all white meat.

Light is dark meat.

 

[Tafman]

i have NO idea.............but i do know i'd like a poster of that creature in your avatar

as would i

 

[Tafman]

Albacore tastes so much better. It is all white meat.

Light is dark meat.

oh ic

ya i buy the cheapest tuna i can find