News 9 reported, that 37 lakes in Oklahoma has Mercury levels too high to safely eat the fish caught out to them. Go to their website for listing's. KEEP SAFE this Summer.
http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/...evels-in-fish-in-32-Okla-lakes-210514221.html
The lakes are: Atoka, Boomer, Canton, Carl Albert, Carl Blackwell, Carlton, Cedar, Clayton, Coalgate City, Draper, Dripping Springs, Elmer Thomas, Eufaula, Heyburn, Hugo, Lloyd Church, McAlester City, Nanih Waiya, Ozzie Cobb, Quanah Parker, Rush, Sardis, Schooler, Skiatook, Talawanda No. 2, Wayne Wallace and Wister; and also the Broken Bow, Fort Supply, Kaw, McGee Creek and Pine Creek reservoirs.
The DEQ's, Jay Wright, says it is ok to eat the fish you catch --- but in limited amounts.
"We want people to continue to fish and we want them to continue to eat the fish they catch, because fish are a healthy meal. But, we want them to be smart and make good informed choices about the fish that they choose to eat, the fish that they choose to feed their families," Wright said.
They recommend no one eat fish caught from these lakes more than twice a month. Women of child-bearing age, pregnant or nursing mothers, and children under 15 years old should be even more cautious.
"We want people to continue to fish and we want them to continue to eat the fish they catch, because fish are a healthy meal. But, we want them to be smart and make good informed choices about the fish that they choose to eat, the fish that they choose to feed their families," Wright said.
They recommend no one eat fish caught from these lakes more than twice a month. Women of child-bearing age, pregnant or nursing mothers, and children under 15 years old should be even more cautious.
LOL, if you guys only knew how many times this has been checked. For some reason it is just now being reported. One thing you have to remember, it is mainly only the old large fish that have high levels of mercury/heavy metals. That is because of accumulation over time not some drastic increase of heavy metals into the water.
I like to fish but any more I am a catch and release fisherman.
Kaw gets this warning every year. With the multitude of government approved additives and preservatives that will probably turn out to be much worse for me, i just happily eat what i catch and concentrate on bigger worries.
I've always thought it was strange that kaw always gets this warning but yet keystone is fine. Hmmmmm
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I've always thought it was strange that kaw always gets this warning but yet keystone is fine. Hmmmmm
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