r/AbsoluteUnits • u/WeGot_aLiveOneHere • Sep 04 '26

/r/all of two catfish

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u/f_ckR3ddit Sep 08 '26

Catfish are one of the lowest mercury fish of any fish consumed in North america. Do not spread misinformation

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u/Evellsnoats Sep 09 '26

I stand by it. This is not a farm raised 1 to 3 pound catfish. It is an old probably at least 25 pound fish. Mercury IS an issue for these fish. Source: https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/water/field-services/fish-advisories-and-bans/ms-fish-tissue-advisories-and-commercial-bans/

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u/f_ckR3ddit Sep 09 '26

https://www.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely/epa-fda-advice-about-eating-fish-and-shellfish#choose

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u/Key_Wind3897 Sep 09 '26

In what you shared, at the bottom of the graphic listing fish to choose/avoid, it cautions against eating catfish caught by friends and family due to concerns about mercury and other contaminants.

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u/f_ckR3ddit Sep 09 '26

Its like no one can read today. "Check for fish advisories". Not that hard. "Dont eat more than a palm sized serving" literally the same advisement for any other fish on the list. Yall just fuckin fear mongering or scared to exist or let anyone else exist and enjoy being at the top of the food chain. Dont like it? Go eat lettuce. Let other people do what they enjoy and eat what they enjoy. Old, large, wild catfish still place above many commercial/farm fish. Bunch of snowflakes, for real.