mercury in fish?

[clouds z]

no fish for 8 days and i feel better
i think tuna is bad
anyone know anything?

[singer1]

I heard that swordfish is not good for you as it has a high level of mercury. Maybe I'm wrong???

[upshutter17]

Tuna also has mercury.
Upshutter

[Jennita]

Originally Posted by clouds z

no fish for 8 days and i feel better
i think tuna is bad
anyone know anything?

Tuna is one of the lower mercury fish if canned; .17 parts per million while fish like salmon have non-detectable amounts so eat more of that...the Omega's are worth it! To me, salmon and tuna are fine but I don't eat the ones' on the large content list below. Actually, fresh and frozen tuna have higher amounts than the canned tuna. I personally rather have the salmon, however, it comes fresh and also canned.

The first number is PPM(parts per million) and the second is Omega Content.

Here are the top mercury containing fish to avoid or eat very sparingly:

PPM Omega

Shark 0.96 0.90
Swordfish 1.00 0.70
Tilefish (golden bass or golden snapper) 1.45 0.80
King mackerel 0.73 0.34




Here's the other fish lists:

PPM Omegas

Canned tuna 0.17 0.26-0.73
Shrimp ND 0.27
Pollack 0.20 0.46
Salmon ND 0.68-1.83
Cod 0.19 0.13-0.24
Catfish 0.07 0.15-0.20
Clams ND 0.24
Flounder or sole 0.04 0.43
Crabs 0.09-0.18 0. 34-0.40
Scallops 0.05 0.17
Fresh or frozen tuna 0.32 0.24-1.28
Red snapper 0.60 0.27
Orange roughy 0.58 0.002
Lobster 0.31 0.07-0.41
Grouper 0.27-0.43 0.21
Halibut 0.23 0.40-1.00
Oysters ND 0.37-1.17
Mahi mahi 0.19 0.12
Herring 0.15 1.71-1.81

[lag_saxet]

I eat a lot of cold water fish. Most all fish in the US has some Mercury poisoning. Even farmed fish. The thing to remember is to eat Wild Alaskan fish. (Levels of methylmercury in studies in all samples of Alaskan salmon, wild and farmed, are extremely low, well below FDA and WHO action levels). Alaska fish has been stated to be free of mercury. I had a hair sample done for mercury and it came out clear. I mostly eat Wild Alaskan Salmon. Alaskan Sockeye salmon has the highest level Omega 3 oils of any fish. It is rather expensive since I have to order it online, but in my opinion it's worth it.