date:Dec 05, 2012
vels than we have thought in the past.
The institutes report brings together evidence and documentation from studies of fish all over the world, said Evers. It shows that fish species from the Gulf of Maine are about average for mercury contamination, but not as toxic as some other large predatory species, he said.
Cod, salmon and flounder are considered low mercury fish, especially when compared to marlin, tuna, mackerel, swordfish and grouper, which all manifest high levels of mercury contam