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MDW005
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Every year we get together with our neighbor frinds and have a huge cook out.

This year we are having A Cajun cook out...My question is... With all the shrimp,crawfish, fish

and oysters thats in most of the dishes do me harm?
Shrimp and crawfish are coming right off the boat.. fresh water...How much mercury? Don't know.

Diane

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sammy
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It's only one meal! Enjoy the food and fellowship with friends [Smile]

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Topaz
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I agree with sammy! Yum.

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Hoosiers51
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You can look it up online, but I think that shellfish including shrimp, oysters, etc are pretty low in mercury. It's bigger fish that live longer that you need to worry about.

I actually try to eat shellfish at least once a week for the health benefits (oysters are high in vit b12 and many other substances...zinc i believe, etc). I eat real fish less frequently.

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Hoosiers51
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ps---oh, if it's fresh water, that's a little more concerning, because some rivers and streams are pretty polluted from run-off. It really just depends on what is around the rivers and streams, and what flows into them. I was assuming ocean before.

Are you sure they aren't just buying this stuff at the grocery store? Any shellfish from the ocean is probably okay.

I guess in that case I would eat everything more in moderation. The oysters are probably your safest bet, but I am really not sure on that. My guess is that all shellfish are probbaly safer than regular fish from fresh water. I actually would not touch U.S. freshwater FISH (like catfish, trout) unless it was from way up in the mountains).

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MDW005
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My mistake hoosier, they will be coming from the ocean.

A friend of ours crosses into Lousiana,and gets them right off the boat.

Thankou, I will enjoy at the end of this month.

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