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> And are there any particular kinds of fish to consume to limit mercury exposure while getting the benefits of omega 3? Mercury bioaccumulates in the ecosyste

> And are there any particular kinds of fish to consume to limit mercury exposure while getting the benefits of omega 3? Mercury bioaccumulates in the ecosystem. That means higher levels in fish that eat fish, and highest levels in fish that eat fish that eat fish. It also accumulates over a lifetime, so longer lived fish have higher levels. Farmed fish (in this US mostly tilapia and salmon) have other issues, but mercury isn't a generally concern. For wild fish, the small ones--anchovies, herring, sardines--are low in mercury, along with catfish, pollock, shad, and haddock. The worst for mercury that are widely eaten are tuna (sushi or steak grade, the species they used for canned tuna aren't as bad), certain types of mackerel, and grouper.

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> Farmed fish (in this US mostly tilapia and salmon) have other issues, but mercury isn't a generally concern. I'm an amateur Bay Area fisherman, so as someone eating fish out of the Bay, am often studying up on mercury and PCB levels in species. My understanding is this is not true- farmed salmon are often fed baitfish meal (sardine/anchovy etc). They eat orders of magnitude higher quantities of these fish than they would in the wild, so they bioaccumulate more toxins than they would outside the farm. Let me see if I can find a source. Some quick googling returns sources supporting both sides, so I'd take either position with a grain of salt.