Toxins in our fish?

[Ready_fire_aim]

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…

 

[montesa]

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…

My brother eats every fish he catches. That seems crazy to me but I eat fast food. Imagine what's in that. Yes there are toxins. But gotta be less. Don't have a good answer other than I would be surprised if any Oklahoma fish is worse than many things we eat.

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

https://www.deq.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/deqmainresources/2023-Mercury-in-Fish.pdf

Link if anyone is interested

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

I think it’s the government trying to scare away ppl.
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[Ready_fire_aim]

I think it’s the government trying to scare away ppl.
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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

 

[Dorkus]

Don’t ever eat fish out of the Wichita Mountains. The mercury from the silver mining around the area is significant from what I have read.

 

[2busy]

I wouldn't eat a fish out of any large river next to cities. I'm not a big fish eater anyway and I won't eat a filter feeder like oysters, clams.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

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

Liberal=uneducated

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

Liberal=uneducated

No in their mind they’re the most educated

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

Don’t ever eat fish out of the Wichita Mountains. The mercury from the silver mining around the area is significant from what I have read.

I haven’t heard of that before. Interesting. Keep the info coming y’all