06-09-2010, 04:54 AM
there are a number of lakes here in michigan that have fish of wich have parasites.
There is a cople ways of riding them of the worms "tape and others" Salt water soaks over night in cold water before cooking, Freezing before cooking and be sure to get the internal temp up to 165 degrees when cooking.
This wont get rid of the toxin that is released in the red tide of the gulf and atlantic or pacific. That is called Scrombroid. "sory spelling" it is deadly to humans. the fish get infected with the toxin by eating the alge and eating the fish that eat the alge.
I have not heard of a fresh water alge that causes the same affects as the red tieds. It is not listed in our cooking regulations in my county wich has one of the toughest guide lines in the country.
You do have to take special care of eating raw fish from fresh water lakes, you can get tape worms, but that is not the worst, there is a small worm that is pointed on either end, white to pinkish to redish color. if that gets in to your system, there is no cure. It will stay in your body and work it way in to your brain, and it is a long painfull death.
if you see the fish with black bumps on them and when you cut them open you find tubers, those can be cut out, the state says you can cook them and they will be fine, not me, I just asoon move to a new fishing location when I start catching spotted fish.
they get the parisites from living neary mucky swampy areas or areas with houses that have sump pumps dumping in to the lakes.
I think that is a good idea on your part, you should always report any fish kill, and again having a specimen to give to the biologist makes their job easier.
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There is a cople ways of riding them of the worms "tape and others" Salt water soaks over night in cold water before cooking, Freezing before cooking and be sure to get the internal temp up to 165 degrees when cooking.
This wont get rid of the toxin that is released in the red tide of the gulf and atlantic or pacific. That is called Scrombroid. "sory spelling" it is deadly to humans. the fish get infected with the toxin by eating the alge and eating the fish that eat the alge.
I have not heard of a fresh water alge that causes the same affects as the red tieds. It is not listed in our cooking regulations in my county wich has one of the toughest guide lines in the country.
You do have to take special care of eating raw fish from fresh water lakes, you can get tape worms, but that is not the worst, there is a small worm that is pointed on either end, white to pinkish to redish color. if that gets in to your system, there is no cure. It will stay in your body and work it way in to your brain, and it is a long painfull death.
if you see the fish with black bumps on them and when you cut them open you find tubers, those can be cut out, the state says you can cook them and they will be fine, not me, I just asoon move to a new fishing location when I start catching spotted fish.
they get the parisites from living neary mucky swampy areas or areas with houses that have sump pumps dumping in to the lakes.
I think that is a good idea on your part, you should always report any fish kill, and again having a specimen to give to the biologist makes their job easier.
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