12-06-2012, 02:20 AM
Removing the skin,fat from the belly, and the dark sideline helps with reducing other chemical pollutants such a pcbs. For that reason it is a good idea to remove it on fish from waters that may pick up farm runoff.
Unfortunately mercury is evenly distributed throughout all of the flesh of the fish. Removing the fat doesn't remove more of the mercury than any other part of the fish.
Eat sparingly of the largest predator fish. They are the ones that accumulate the highest mercury levels.
Smaller and more insect oriented feeders have lower levels of mercury.
Not to panic over...just use good common sense.
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Unfortunately mercury is evenly distributed throughout all of the flesh of the fish. Removing the fat doesn't remove more of the mercury than any other part of the fish.
Eat sparingly of the largest predator fish. They are the ones that accumulate the highest mercury levels.
Smaller and more insect oriented feeders have lower levels of mercury.
Not to panic over...just use good common sense.
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