Fish you better never have: the top 12

Not all fish is good.

Named 12 species of fish that should never be eaten.

Their meat may be contaminated with metals, chemicals, pesticides, and various parasites. Harmful fishes described in his book, “killer Fish: how seafood endanger your health” Dr. Brian Clement.

The list of harmful fish

1) Pangasius

Pangasius is grown in the waters of the Mekong river, one of the most polluted rivers on the planet. The surroundings of the river during the war in Vietnam was thoroughly poisoned with chemicals. Also in the river discharging untreated sewage and dump all kinds of waste. Even when freezing fish use the same water. In addition, with the aim of accelerating the growth of pangasius, the use of chemical additives. Its meat is often find high content of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms, E. coli.

2) Wild Chilean sea bass

The Chilean sea bass have a very high mercury content, so it to use it in food can be no more than two times a month. This fish is also threatened by too rapid a drawdown, because sea bass is in high demand but global stocks are shrinking. Stay away from sea bass caught in the area of the Crozet Islands, Prince Edward Islands and the Mariana Islands and in Chile. There is the most infected fish.

3) Kapelnik

The meat of this fish is also a high concentration of mercury. It can be eaten no more than once per month for adults. It is better to consume fish caught in the Middle Atlantic.

4) Big

This fish lives up to 100 years, but it is quite small. In addition, meat contains large amounts of mercury.

5) Shark

The shark is a predator, and the mercury is absorbed by small aquatic plants and animals, which eat large fish. According to the environmental defense Fund environment, half of sharks killed each year die as a result of bycatch.

6) king mackerel (mackerel)

The mackerel is one of the highest content of mercury. Better not to risk and not to use it for food at all. Not to risk, better to take the Atlantic mackerel.

7) Cod

Better not to use wild cod capture. The alternative in this case is cod reared in recirculation systems of aquaculture.

8) swordfish

Kids this fish is contraindicated, adults one serving per month. The whole thing again in mercury. In addition, most of this fish is extracted using long lines, a fishing method, which in the network are also being endangered, including turtles, sharks and sea birds.

9) White tuna (Escolar, butter)

The meat of this fish is very tasty, however excessive use may cause carierei, one of the forms of diarrhoea. Escolar contains non-digestible fatty substance generatoren, which gives its meat a juicy, buttery flavor and texture.

10) bluefin tuna

Most species of tuna contain varying amounts of mercury. Bluefin tuna have mercury levels highest, and it has the lowest ratings on environmental friendliness.

11) Red snapper

Under her shows often sell the tilapia. From farmed tilapia very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids. This combination can be potentially dangerous for people with heart disease, arthritis, asthma and other allergic and autoimmune diseases.

Better to give preference to black cod or prostoma bass.

12) Mahi-Mahi

This fish can cause poisoning histamines. If the fish is not properly cooled, the bacteria start to break down the amino acid histidine in the fish, forming histamine, which can cause a disease that resembles an allergic reaction.

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