Article: High mercury levels found in popular fish.(Contamination)

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USA TODAY
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April 1, 2006
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Recreational anglers may be getting more than they bargain for in the fish they hook, indicates a report released by Oceana, Washington, D.C., the international ocean conservation group. Oceana's report provides data on 190 fish from 30 commonly landed species and presents the results from its survey of fish preferences and consumption rates.

"Coastal residents have higher levels of mercury than people who live inland, and anglers and their families are also at higher risk of mercury exposure," warns Jacqueline Savitz, director of Oceana's Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination.

In some species, high mercury levels were eye-opening. King mackerel, ...

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