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General Talk / Re: Mercury chart on 51 species of fish
« on: May 08, 2024, 11:12:11 AM »I've kinda always thought that migratory fish probably vary greatly in their mercury levels. I think it depends on how old they are, where they've been, and what they've eaten - but I've not seen a lot of information about that.Absolutely. Take albacore tuna as an example. They only include "canned albacore" on the table. Most of the canned albacore we see in stores are larger fish caught in the South Pacific. Troll-caught albacore off our West Coast are typically smaller fish, with much lower mercury levels compared to their 70-80 lb adult versions in the South Pacific.
https://today.oregonstate.edu/archives/2004/aug/local-albacore-found-be-mercury-safe
Not surprising to see swordfish and sharks near the top of the list.