Mercury and fish

disasterman

A statement like "salmon populations are plummeting" really needs some context to evaluate it. Which salmon populations? Where? What is the source of this information?


http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/09/03/strong-salmon-season-predicted-in-rivers-after-many-down-years/

dbmata

A statement like "salmon populations are plummeting" really needs some context to evaluate it. Which salmon populations? Where? What is the source of this information?


http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/09/03/strong-salmon-season-predicted-in-rivers-after-many-down-years/

Cool.

http://www.akronlegalnews.com/editorial/7930
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130827/NEWS01/708279925/Study-launched-to-examine-declining-salmon-runs

I mean, articles like these have been pretty consistent for a while. There's one I read last week that explains how the radiation seems to be affecting chinooks, but I can't find it, and I'm not going to take the time to do that for you right now. You should be able to google it if you'd like.

nitenichiryu

A statement like "salmon populations are plummeting" really needs some context to evaluate it. Which salmon populations? Where? What is the source of this information?


http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/09/03/strong-salmon-season-predicted-in-rivers-after-many-down-years/

Cool.


http://www.akronlegalnews.com/editorial/7930
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130827/NEWS01/708279925/Study-launched-to-examine-declining-salmon-runs

I mean, articles like these have been pretty consistent for a while. There's one I read last week that explains how the radiation seems to be affecting chinooks, but I can't find it, and I'm not going to take the time to do that for you right now. You should be able to google it if you'd like.

How are those two articles even related? Keep on spreading FUD.

Beavergong

What about Tasmanian farmed salmon . We buy it fresh from Aldi?

SbetaK

The radiation from Fukushima to reach the west coast is predicted to be well below the World Health Organization's safety levels. It will be so diluted by the ocean's currents.

See http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52891998/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/fukushimas-radioactive-ocean-plume-reach-us-waters/#.UiemImTXhO4

People are exposed to many types of radiation every day: solar, airplane flights, medical procedured, glow-in-the -dark items, etc.. At this time I personally feel the health benefits of eating fish outweighs the possible detrimental environmental factors that are in ALL of our food sources anyway.

doubglass

Both the NRDC and Blue Ocean are advocacy groups and you should be wary of any information they present. They do no research of their own and often present it with a spin or even misrepresent it.

You are much better of going to the original source of the "information" they are presenting. Often they do not cite their sources -- keep in mind there is a reason for this--they want to spin the information you get.

The most likely source for NRDC chart is the fad. They have a regular sampling program. Their info can be reached here:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm115644.htm

I wouldn't worry about mercury unless you eat tuna daily, are pregnant or concentrate on one particular species of fish.
It is no coincidence that many of the mercury poisonings are commercial fishermen who target and consume one species of high mercury level fish. If you aren't pregnant and don't consume a lot of large pelagic fish, I wouldn't worry a lot about mercury.
Contamination by sloppy food handlers, preparers is more of a danger.