08-28-2006, 01:18 AM
That's good advice Dave. Barracuda and Jacks are known to cause that type of poisoning regardless of the algae based on their regular consumption of toxic fleshed fishes; especially barracuda.
Besides, niether of those types of fish are worth eatting anyhow. One of the best places to get information on local fisheries and the toxicidy levels of the fish, surprisingly, is the maternity ward at your local hospital. They have pamplets that tell you save levels of the local species of fish you can consume for each body of water. I go there and get one every year. Granted they are designed with the pregnant woman in mind, however, still are very informative.
One major piece of equipment any serious fisherman has on board thier boat is plenty of ICE. When I land a fish of any species, the throat gets cut, and I let him bleed for 4 or 5 minutes. Afterwards, I gut them, fill the void with ice and cover the rest of the fish with ice. Waiting to ice down the fish not only isn't safe, it really ruins the fresh flavor of the fish.
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Besides, niether of those types of fish are worth eatting anyhow. One of the best places to get information on local fisheries and the toxicidy levels of the fish, surprisingly, is the maternity ward at your local hospital. They have pamplets that tell you save levels of the local species of fish you can consume for each body of water. I go there and get one every year. Granted they are designed with the pregnant woman in mind, however, still are very informative.
One major piece of equipment any serious fisherman has on board thier boat is plenty of ICE. When I land a fish of any species, the throat gets cut, and I let him bleed for 4 or 5 minutes. Afterwards, I gut them, fill the void with ice and cover the rest of the fish with ice. Waiting to ice down the fish not only isn't safe, it really ruins the fresh flavor of the fish.
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