jigngrub
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Re: 1987 Sea Nymph SS175 Fish & Ski Rebuild - Tons of pics! *Paint COMPLETE*
That's real good! I guess the EPA and the Zebra mussels are doing a good job cleaning up the lake.
How are those big lake O walleye and perch testing these days? Are they fit to eat now?
yeah, its a fishing boat. Not too worried about dings and scrapes - I was at first, but all the work went into enjoying the end result- and you really can't do that tip toeing around and crying every time a scrape happens
Actually, the great lakes are pretty clean these days. Lake ontario salmonoids (all species) are the key indicators of the state of the fishery in terms of pollutants, since they are at the top of the food chain. Current recommended meal sizes and frequencies are actually more favorable than many ocean species including Tuna. Tests on Lake O. salmonoids consist of grinding an entire 4 year old fish (as shown above) and testing the pulp. As you know nobody consumes a fish this way, and heavy metals are more concentrated in the non-muscle areas of the fish anyway creating a worst-case recommendation.
In 2010 A private research group tested a representative sample of Lake O salmonoids, and this time only tested muscle samples, minus the lateral line (removed) and found that there were only negligible amounts of pollutants found. The levels found would correlate to no recommended restriction on meal size or frequency.
I'm not a meat fisherman by any means, but based on that I do eat them. Tastes the same or better than store-bought & hasn't sat around for weeks.
That's real good! I guess the EPA and the Zebra mussels are doing a good job cleaning up the lake.
How are those big lake O walleye and perch testing these days? Are they fit to eat now?
