Toxins in our fish?

[dennishoddy]

I was reading on the OK department of environmental quality website about mercury levels in our fish. Had me curious what y’all on here think about it. Do y’all concern yourselves with it? Or is it just tree hugger lefty nonsense? Haha!

Quite a few of our lakes have advisories in place for certain fish species, especially for sensitive populations (children and women who could become pregnant). It seems predatory fish like bass, striped bass, saugeye, hybrids, etc have the most pollutants

I try to be mindful of these things and I do not feed my young kids tons and tons fish. We have several fish fries every year but I try to make sure the kids get “cleaner” fish like crappie or small channel cats. I’m not overly paranoid about toxins in our fish, but I’m aware of it the back of my mind…

It's pretty much common that predatory fish have toxins including mercury. The bigger the fish, the more the toxins, and it doesn't relate to freshwater fish either. Saltwater fish have the same issues.
Mercury is a naturally occurring element. It's not humans dumping it into the environment.
Once it enters the fish's body, it never goes away but accumulates.
When it comes to me keeping fish, I don't keep the real big ones, just release them and keep the younger, smaller fish that can sometimes still be pretty big.
For a normal healthy human, fish can be a healthy meal. (if not fried). I kind of like my tuna raw.

 

[dennishoddy]

Yeah, it makes ya wonder.

It especially cracks me up when I run into situations like my liberal brother-in-law who won’t eat fish that I catch from a pond… But he’s totally fine eating Walmart imported farm raised tilapia from Thailand literally grown in sewage

Tilapia will never be on our dinner table. Food "experts" say it's the worst fish to eat for a variety of reasons. .

 

[montesa]

Yeah, it makes ya wonder.

It especially cracks me up when I run into situations like my liberal brother-in-law who won’t eat fish that I catch from a pond… But he’s totally fine eating Walmart imported farm raised tilapia from Thailand literally grown in sewage

Right. It's a harsh reality. I really think you can eat crappie and the smaller catfish and do just fine.

 

[Rustytigwire]

I45 corridor texas. Lots of Coal and coal generated electricity. Prevailing wind carries toward se oklahoma. To. Okc area water supply lakes. Easy to see.
Google earth or maps is awesome.

1000 MWe coal plant uses 9000 tonnes of coal per day.
If Mercury is 1 ppm in the exhaust plume.
Ez to see a connection.

 

[Rustytigwire]

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Most people probably don't eat enough fish to worry about it.

 

[Deer Slayer]

I agree with Bassin.

 

[Head Mule]

Liberal=uneducated

I would like to respectfully disagree!! It's nit that they are uneducated, just overly indoctrinated by the State run eduKation soviets.... I mean education department

 

[retrieverman]

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The lake that I hear the most noise about mercury levels is Texas is Sam Rayburn, and it’s not attached to a power plant or mine. There used to be a paper mill draining into it, but that shut down years ago.

I agree with Bassin. I don’t know anyone that eats enough fish to worry about it. The only concern about eating fish I hear is that they’re fried, and everyone knows fried food is bad for you.

 

[Rustytigwire]

I love going fishing but I'm terrible at catching them.So I don't think it's a big worry for me.