Is these fiddies and bugs safe to eat? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

tunaseeker · 10-25-2012, 06:43 AM

Well guys I am no expert on this but I have been in a lot of markets with a clipboard.....

Market fish: Know your market, the fish can be questionable and a lot of the sanitation is lacking in many of the local fish markets. Obvisouly look for signs of old fish. Farmed fish can be coin toss, as I have seen farm raised talipa and its not pretty. Dont know who eats that anyway.

Bay fish: Moderation is the key here. The biggest concern would be heavy metal accumulation. I would avoid fish from the back bay as there really isnt much water exchange and there is a lot of industry (Ship yards). No news there...

As for the filter feeders they should be avoided during red tide as they can accumulate the biotoxins or paralytic shellﬁsh toxin (PST). No good...

As for lobsters, I am not sure on the liver processing of toxins with those bugs but a few are not gonna kill ya. The colesterol will get ya first.

One of the more interesting cases I have seen was a young female who ate fish 3-5x a week and had a blood test for a medical condition. Her blood came back high in mercury. We went out to her house and conducted a mercury evaluation for environmental exposure and could not find anything! But lastly we asked about fish and she was eating frozen large fish (Swordfish and others) from Trader Joes a lot! This was the only possible cause of her mercury accumulation in her blood stream.

Enjoy your fish, lobsters, clams ect. Generally seafood is good for you with the Omega3 fish oils.

If you fish like me you dont have to worry about over eating seafood...

10-25-2012, 06:43 AM	#1
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 653	Well guys I am no expert on this but I have been in a lot of markets with a clipboard..... Market fish: Know your market, the fish can be questionable and a lot of the sanitation is lacking in many of the local fish markets. Obvisouly look for signs of old fish. Farmed fish can be coin toss, as I have seen farm raised talipa and its not pretty. Dont know who eats that anyway. Bay fish: Moderation is the key here. The biggest concern would be heavy metal accumulation. I would avoid fish from the back bay as there really isnt much water exchange and there is a lot of industry (Ship yards). No news there... As for the filter feeders they should be avoided during red tide as they can accumulate the biotoxins or paralytic shellﬁsh toxin (PST). No good... As for lobsters, I am not sure on the liver processing of toxins with those bugs but a few are not gonna kill ya. The colesterol will get ya first. One of the more interesting cases I have seen was a young female who ate fish 3-5x a week and had a blood test for a medical condition. Her blood came back high in mercury. We went out to her house and conducted a mercury evaluation for environmental exposure and could not find anything! But lastly we asked about fish and she was eating frozen large fish (Swordfish and others) from Trader Joes a lot! This was the only possible cause of her mercury accumulation in her blood stream. Enjoy your fish, lobsters, clams ect. Generally seafood is good for you with the Omega3 fish oils. If you fish like me you dont have to worry about over eating seafood...