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Top Ten Fish Contaminated with
Mercury Poison


Mackerel King
Shark
Swordfish
Tilefish
Grouper
Orange Roughy
Marlin
Spanish Mackerel
Tuna
Sea Bass

(Mercury Poisoning levels of fish vary based on the source of sampling, especially for freshwater fish in local rivers and streams)

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Mercury Levels in Seafood Species

The following tables provide the mean and range of mercury levels in a variety of fish and shellfish.
(See Below)

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Table 1
Fish With Highest Mercury Levels

 SPECIES 

 MEAN (PPM) 

 RANGE (PPM) 

 NO. OF SAMPLES 

Tilefish

1.45

0.65-3.73

60

*Swordfish

1.00

0.10-3.22

598

King Mackerel

0.73

0.30-1.67

213

*Shark

0.96

0.05-4.54

324


Table 2
Fish and Shellfish With Much Lower Mercury Levels

 SPECIES 

 MEAN (PPM) 

 RANGE (PPM) 

 NO. OF SAMPLES 

Grouper (Mycteroperca)

0.43

0.05-1.35

64

Tuna (fresh or frozen)

0.32

ND-1.30

191

*Lobster Northern (American)

0.31

0.05-1.31

88

Grouper (Epinephelus)

0.27

0.19-0.33

48

*Halibut

0.23

0.02-0.63

29

*Sablefish

0.22

ND-0.70

102

*Pollock

0.20

ND-0.78

107

*Tuna (canned)

0.17

ND-0.75

248

*Crab Blue

0.17

0.02-0.50

94

*Crab Dungeness

0.18

0.02-0.48

50

*Crab Tanner

0.15

ND-0.38

55

*Crab King

0.09

0.02-0.24

29

*Scallop

0.05

ND-0.22

66

*Catfish

0.07

ND-0.31

22

*Salmon (fresh, frozen or canned)

ND

ND-0.18

52

*Oysters

ND

ND-0.25

33

*Shrimps

ND

ND

22


Table 3
Fish With Methylmercury Levels Based on Limited Sampling


Data presented in Table 3 are based on limited sample sizes and therefore have a much greater degree of uncertainty

 SPECIES 

 MEAN (PPM) 

 RANGE (PPM) 

 NO. OF SAMPLES 

*Red Snapper

0.60

0.07-1.46

10

Marlin

0.47

0.25-0.92

13

Moonfish

0.60

0.60

1

Orange Roughy

0.58

0.42-0.76

9

Bass Saltwater

0.49

0.10-0.91

9

Trout Freshwater

0.42

1.22 (max)

NA

Bluefish

0.30

0.20-0.40

2

Croaker

0.28

0.18-0.41

15

Trout Seawater

0.27

ND-1.19

4

*Cod ( Atlantic)

0.19

ND-0.33

11

Mahi Mahi

0.19

0.12-0.25

15

*Ocean Perch

0.18

ND-0.31

10

Haddock ( Atlantic)

0.17

0.07-0.37

10

Whitefish

0.16

ND-0.31

2

Herring

0.15

0.016-0.28

8

*Spiny Lobster

0.13

ND-0.27

8

Perch Freshwater

0.11

0.10-0.31

4

Perch Saltwater

0.10

0.10-0.15

6

Flounder/Sole

0.04

ND-0.18

17

*Clams

ND

ND

6

Tilapia

ND

ND

8

*These fish and shellfish among the most consumed of the domestic seafood market ND - None Detected

U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Seafood
May 2001

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