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Having fished Pollock I can confirm that they are typically riddled with nematodes, not sure why, perhaps it's their diet - the article notes they are "ground f
by supernumerary 9y ago
Having fished Pollock I can confirm that they are typically riddled with nematodes, not sure why, perhaps it's their diet - the article notes they are "ground fish" which might be a euphemism for bottom feeders.
Generally, I think the historical low-value of some fish is a product of fishermen being enmeshed with the markets and communities where the fish they catch is sold. We have lost that for the most part, and therefore lower quality fish becomes salable, particularly if it is heavily processed (hence the fast-food chains being the first to pick it up).
But yeah, you're eating worms buddy.
- mudil 9y agoLots of fishes have worms. In the Bay Area/Northern CA I fish for Pacific jack mackerel, and practically every fish has worms. I don't think they are considered bottom fishes, though.
- andrewvc 9y agoNearly all wild fish have worms https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/d755kx/almost-every-kind-of-wild-fish-is-infected-with-worms https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/d755kx/almost-every-... Not really a surprise. Before sanitation massive quantities of people had them too. Parasites are still a problem in much of the world for humans and animals alike.
- MrBuddyCasino 9y agoMight it be possible to kill the worms with x-rays or something?
- mmierz 9y agoThe usual way is to kill them with heat when the fish is cooked
- xref 9y agodead fish and dead worms and dead bacteria and dead... bring on the protein.
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- emodendroket 9y agoSalmon are also notorious for having huge worms but they're by no means a low-quality fish