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Mercury Levels in N.C. Fish-
A Concern For Women
There are high levels of mercury in an increasing number of fish species
in North Carolina waters. The State of North Carolina has issued
advisories related to consumption of 24 kinds of saltwater and freshwater
fish.
Women of child-bearing age, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children,
should not eat fish high in mercury and should not eat more than
two meals per week containing fish low in mercury.
Fish that are high in mercury:
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Canned white tuna or frozen |
Cobia |
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South Atlantic
grouper (gag, scamp, red and snowy) |
King Mackerel |
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Marlin |
Orange Roughy |
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Shark |
Spanish Mackerel |
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Wild Catfish |
Largemouth Bass
(statewide) |
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Albacore (white) tuna (fresh, frozen or canned) |
Almaco Jack |
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Greater Amberjack |
Ladyfish |
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Little Tunny |
Swordfish |
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Blackfish (bowfin) |
Black Crappie |
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Tilefish |
Warmouth |
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Walleye (from Graham and Swain counties) |
Yellow Perch |
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Banded Rudderfish |
Crevalle Jack |
Fish that are low in mercury: (No more than 2 meals per
week)
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Black Drum |
Canned Light Tuna |
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Cod |
Crab |
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Croaker |
Jacksmelt |
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Ocean Pearch |
Pollock |
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Pompano |
Red Drum |
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Flounder |
Haddock |
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Halibut |
Herring |
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Sheepshead |
Skate |
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Southern Kingfish (Sea Mullet) |
Trippletail |
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Lobster |
Mahi-Mahi |
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Oysters |
Salmon |
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Whitefish |
White Grunt |
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Scallops |
Shrimp |
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Speckled Trout |
Farm raised
Catfish, Trout, Crayfish |
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Tilapia |
Bluegill Sunfish |
Source:
Washington Daily News
May 19, 2006
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