08-26-2006, 02:39 PM
It has been brought to my attention that there has been some amount of fish abuse going on, not just in the fishing community, but the fishing industry as well.
I am here to tell you that I wont stand for it, You are probably wondering what I am going to do about it arent ya, I'll tell ya what I am going to do,
I am going to inform you about it and you will stop your self after hearing what I have to say...
First off there are people fishing and keeping fish near red tides of the atlantic and gulf and cirtain locations in the Western Indian ocean, Pacific ocean and Caribbean Sea.
The fishing there may be good, but here lays the problem, these fish are a TOXIC, both preditor and bait fish alike.
the cause is bait fish consuming cirtain toxic marine algae in these regeons which are then consumed by preditor fish. the algae is toxic to humans, The toxin can not be removed by freezing, cooking, or any other method, nor can it be nutralized.
Eating of these fish will result in an illness called [#ff0000]"Ciguaterra Fish Poisoning"[/#ff0000]
The Primary fish involved but not limmited to is
Barracuda,
Grouper,
Jacks,
Snapper
and others in the preditor catigory around these reefs.
Persons consuming these fish from these reef fish can expect to come down with these symptoms,
Reversal of hot and cold sensations
Nausea
Vomiting
Joint and muscle pain
Symptoms may last for months or even years depending upon the extent of the illness.
the only to prevent this illness is to catch and release in these areas, or better yet check with your local athorities about fishing restrictions for comercial fisheries.
Secondly, I have been hearing of people coming down with [#ff0000]Histamine poisoning[/#ff0000], commonly known as [#ff0000]"Scomboid poisoning"[/#ff0000] What has this got to do with fish?
This comes in the form of food abuse, Fish that have not been put on ice with in minutes after its capture, hanging them for hours for photo presentations is one culpret, leaving them laying around at tempretures above 41 degrees is the main concern.
As these fish are allowed to set in temps between 41 and 140 degrees, bacteria in these fish produce "Histamine"
Consumption of Histamine by humans result in the following symptoms,
Initially......
Reddening of the neck and face
Sweating
Headache
Burning or tingling sensation in mouth and throat
Later symptoms will advance to....
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Fish commonly associated with this bacteria is
Tuna
Bonito
Mackerel
Mahi Mahi
Scomboid
other species in these families.
To prevent this illness process fish emediatly and get on ice as soon as posible "ASAP" and keep them on ice or frozen untill you are ready to use them.
Thirdly is the pratice of eating raw and under cooked fish, Do not do this!!! the fish you are seeing on the comercial market have been specialy treated so they are cemi safe for consumption.
eating fish raw or partialy cooked can result in a type of illness called [#ff0000]"Anisakis"[/#ff0000]
dont take this lightly, it is a serious illness,
there are two types of the illness. Invasive and NonInvasive. {non invasive can lead to Invasive}
to understand this illness you need to know what causes it, It is a parestie that lives in the fish and still alive when consumed by human and other animals.
the fish associated with this illness is
Herring
Cod
Halibut
Mackerel
Pacific salmon
and other species in these families or regeons where these fish are caught.
some one comming down with this illness may have these symptoms.
Non-Invasive...
Tingling in throat
Coughing up worms (size microscopic to large)
Invasive...
Stomach pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
"note, persons who come down with invasive type of this illness will have to go under the knife to have the worms sergicaly removed."
To prevent this illness, cook your fish to an inside temperature of 165 degrees for 15 seconds.
and if you must eat raw fish go to a reputable resturant to pick up your sushi or half cooked salmon. as I mentioned earlier thier fish have been specialy treated to remove or kill the parasite.
it is my hopes that after reading this there will be no more fish abuse, but we know that wont happen, so keep your fishing mates in the loop and let your buds know about this type of abuse and dont take my word for it, check out these illnesses on the web for aditional information.
Happy fishing and be safe.....
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I am here to tell you that I wont stand for it, You are probably wondering what I am going to do about it arent ya, I'll tell ya what I am going to do,
I am going to inform you about it and you will stop your self after hearing what I have to say...
First off there are people fishing and keeping fish near red tides of the atlantic and gulf and cirtain locations in the Western Indian ocean, Pacific ocean and Caribbean Sea.
The fishing there may be good, but here lays the problem, these fish are a TOXIC, both preditor and bait fish alike.
the cause is bait fish consuming cirtain toxic marine algae in these regeons which are then consumed by preditor fish. the algae is toxic to humans, The toxin can not be removed by freezing, cooking, or any other method, nor can it be nutralized.
Eating of these fish will result in an illness called [#ff0000]"Ciguaterra Fish Poisoning"[/#ff0000]
The Primary fish involved but not limmited to is
Barracuda,
Grouper,
Jacks,
Snapper
and others in the preditor catigory around these reefs.
Persons consuming these fish from these reef fish can expect to come down with these symptoms,
Reversal of hot and cold sensations
Nausea
Vomiting
Joint and muscle pain
Symptoms may last for months or even years depending upon the extent of the illness.
the only to prevent this illness is to catch and release in these areas, or better yet check with your local athorities about fishing restrictions for comercial fisheries.
Secondly, I have been hearing of people coming down with [#ff0000]Histamine poisoning[/#ff0000], commonly known as [#ff0000]"Scomboid poisoning"[/#ff0000] What has this got to do with fish?
This comes in the form of food abuse, Fish that have not been put on ice with in minutes after its capture, hanging them for hours for photo presentations is one culpret, leaving them laying around at tempretures above 41 degrees is the main concern.
As these fish are allowed to set in temps between 41 and 140 degrees, bacteria in these fish produce "Histamine"
Consumption of Histamine by humans result in the following symptoms,
Initially......
Reddening of the neck and face
Sweating
Headache
Burning or tingling sensation in mouth and throat
Later symptoms will advance to....
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Fish commonly associated with this bacteria is
Tuna
Bonito
Mackerel
Mahi Mahi
Scomboid
other species in these families.
To prevent this illness process fish emediatly and get on ice as soon as posible "ASAP" and keep them on ice or frozen untill you are ready to use them.
Thirdly is the pratice of eating raw and under cooked fish, Do not do this!!! the fish you are seeing on the comercial market have been specialy treated so they are cemi safe for consumption.
eating fish raw or partialy cooked can result in a type of illness called [#ff0000]"Anisakis"[/#ff0000]
dont take this lightly, it is a serious illness,
there are two types of the illness. Invasive and NonInvasive. {non invasive can lead to Invasive}
to understand this illness you need to know what causes it, It is a parestie that lives in the fish and still alive when consumed by human and other animals.
the fish associated with this illness is
Herring
Cod
Halibut
Mackerel
Pacific salmon
and other species in these families or regeons where these fish are caught.
some one comming down with this illness may have these symptoms.
Non-Invasive...
Tingling in throat
Coughing up worms (size microscopic to large)
Invasive...
Stomach pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
"note, persons who come down with invasive type of this illness will have to go under the knife to have the worms sergicaly removed."
To prevent this illness, cook your fish to an inside temperature of 165 degrees for 15 seconds.
and if you must eat raw fish go to a reputable resturant to pick up your sushi or half cooked salmon. as I mentioned earlier thier fish have been specialy treated to remove or kill the parasite.
it is my hopes that after reading this there will be no more fish abuse, but we know that wont happen, so keep your fishing mates in the loop and let your buds know about this type of abuse and dont take my word for it, check out these illnesses on the web for aditional information.
Happy fishing and be safe.....
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