12-06-2011, 02:07 PM
[quote Therapist]You will eat anything out of say Bear Lake, Strawberry, Schofield, but not Utah Lake. Better learn some biology. Utah lake is actually cleaner than most of the cold, clear bodies of water in the state because it is so biologically active. Anything that goes in there gets tied up and filtered out by all the little diatioms and such. It is present, but not in a form that will affect most macro vertebrates like the fish. Yes, it will concentrate in the top of the chain predators, but unless you eat large amounts of carp and catfish, it will not affect you. Granted TD has that third eye in the back of his head, but he has been consuming those kitty katfish for decades. It has been useful to keep track of the Power Squadron while fishing too !!!
Heavy metal pollution in Utah is a fact of life. We have an abundance of minerals through out the state, it leaches into the ground water, gets concentrated in our lakes and streams, goes into the food chain, and gets concentrated in the fish that are the top predators. I would be more worried about heavy metal toxicity from our cold, clear lakes, than from Utah Lake.
Eat and enjoy the fish and dads from UL, just don't overdue it. If you eat carp everyday for 3 meals, for 2 or 3 decades, you just might get a high enough dose, but once or twice a week ain't going to do you any damage !!![/quote]
Hi Therapist.
I'm a bit surprised at the defensiveness that has been displayed about this lake. The state advises to avoid Utah Lake carp and catfish consumption entirely. Crawdads eat the same things as carp and cats do.
I am less concerned about the conditions in different lakes than I am about the actual testing and discovery of contaminants that took place.
My mom died of cancer last year, an unusual digestive system carcinoma, and having watched that I promise you I will do all I can to avoid agents that are known to cause cancer, like PCBs.
You have the right to make your own choices, of course, but I personally won't fish in a waterbody that has a consumption advisory because we do eat so many fish.
The nice thing is the state has a map showing where they've done sampling, and there actually aren't that many positives. [url "http://www.fishadvisories.utah.gov/map.htm"]http://www.fishadvisories.utah.gov/map.htm[/url]
Anyway, thanks for the thoughts.
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Heavy metal pollution in Utah is a fact of life. We have an abundance of minerals through out the state, it leaches into the ground water, gets concentrated in our lakes and streams, goes into the food chain, and gets concentrated in the fish that are the top predators. I would be more worried about heavy metal toxicity from our cold, clear lakes, than from Utah Lake.
Eat and enjoy the fish and dads from UL, just don't overdue it. If you eat carp everyday for 3 meals, for 2 or 3 decades, you just might get a high enough dose, but once or twice a week ain't going to do you any damage !!![/quote]
Hi Therapist.
I'm a bit surprised at the defensiveness that has been displayed about this lake. The state advises to avoid Utah Lake carp and catfish consumption entirely. Crawdads eat the same things as carp and cats do.
I am less concerned about the conditions in different lakes than I am about the actual testing and discovery of contaminants that took place.
My mom died of cancer last year, an unusual digestive system carcinoma, and having watched that I promise you I will do all I can to avoid agents that are known to cause cancer, like PCBs.
You have the right to make your own choices, of course, but I personally won't fish in a waterbody that has a consumption advisory because we do eat so many fish.
The nice thing is the state has a map showing where they've done sampling, and there actually aren't that many positives. [url "http://www.fishadvisories.utah.gov/map.htm"]http://www.fishadvisories.utah.gov/map.htm[/url]
Anyway, thanks for the thoughts.
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