Are they at it again???

[LundExplorer]

http://www.startribune.com/stories/767/3841416.html

Is this Anti-spewage? Look at how the Star Trib headlines this one.

My question:

Who is going to eat a 30" walleye?

TL

[Aquaman01]

Umm - Anti-what?

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[LundExplorer]

Spewage from the mouths of:

Anti-Fishing
Anti-Hunting
Anti-internal combustion engines
etc...etc...etc...

TL

[Aquaman01]

I just read it again to make sure, ut it looks like it's just a notification in the outdoor/fishing section regarding this year's health advisory. The DNR offers the same charts on their Lake Finder pages.

Umm, I'm not trying to be rude or confrontational here, but I think you may be charging at windmills here.

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[SpikeRoberts]

Go gettem' Don Quixote

[hattrk4me]

LundExplorer

Anti what?

we have polluted waters, there for fish have toxins in them.

its a health warning!!

No anti anything.
Maybe you ate too many fish with high levels of mercury.

[Guest]

Unless I did not see the complete article was the guide who gave his opinion named? This is not much different than the usual adviseries I have seen in the past. It always related to the size and age of the fish.
Dino

[Walleye_GFA]

I agree that the wordage was a bit alarming... but tahts the liberal media

Its actually nice to see that most of the fish are safe to eat excepting the mercury... I've fished in Kansas, close to town... thats a dirty river, it makes this look like somtthing you would drink without filtering in comparison...

Wally

[Aquaman01]

Mr. GFA - if they were actually trying to alarm, that column would have appeared in the 'Health" section, right alongside a piece on Bush's environmental record.

I think it's all a bunch of hooey! I've been eating big predator fish out of the Mississippi river every day for 10 years and....what was I talking about?

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[slick2526]

shouldnt this be posted in the political forum?

"Its all politics, and im no politician"

[iffwalleyes]

Right on Slick

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[Sturgeon46]

I wonder about the consumption advisories too. Ocean fish we buy at the grocery store are not monitored for heavy metals and other toxins (are they?) and many of them are large predator fish (marlin, swordfish, tuna) and bottom feeders (cod, halibut, etc), filter feeders (shellfish)and farm raised (salmon, tilapia, catfish) - I eat lots of that sort of thing and I don't glow yet. . . I think it's a lot of hype!

[fubar]

Its anti – spewage, because they say that certain people should (avoid) certain fish. When in fact it just states how many meals of fish a person should have, to stay with-in healthy guide lines. As you can see in the header it states “Pregnant women, kids should avoid walleye, Minnesota guide advises” When in fact the report has concerns about the size of fish being consumed and how often. Here are the real facts as put out by the MDH, http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/forms/index.html click on (eat fish often?)

[icehousebob]

A while ago the Highway Patrol noticed a car with Iowa plates that was down on the rear springs. It swayed badly on the curves. When they pulled it over, they found a great many fish over the limit in the trunk. They were charged with having a dangerous level of fish in a Mercury.
I apologise for this entry, but I've been waiting years to use this pun.

[Vickie]

I agree with LundExplorer - The Headline was
totally deceiving. I read the entire article (I'm sure that's why they used the alarming headline). I would have read it anyway - but I was mad by the time I found out they were talking about only walleye over 30". And I also agree who would eat one that big anyway.

Vickie

[garytheguide]

Those advisories have been around for a long time, I have eaten much fish, and I still dont glow in the dark..whatever guide said that, is not to brillant...just fish and forget about it. ...how many 30 inchers do you catch in a year any way!!!!!

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[mpete54]

I don't think they meant "guide" as in a person who take other people out fishing, I think they meant "guide" as in a booklet that gives information.

These warnings and guidelines are put out every year.

[Guest]

Yes, it is that time of year again for the annual mercury warnings - curiously timed just prior to the fishing opener.
Back in the mid-70's a "health alert" was issued for fish from the Boundary Waters just prior to the opener, causing lots of cancellations and great consternation for resorts in the area. Again, curiously enough, this was at the height of the BWCA controversy, and the advisories that were picked up by the newspapers were fed to them by various "environmental" groups. It was a brilliant stroke by those groups, and cost quite a bit of money to those reliant on the fishing trade (yours truly included).
Take all such advisories with a grain of salt, and don't be afraid to question motives and sources. Become informed, and help fight ignorance and sloppy reporting!

[Kidd]

As an added public service to the participants of this fine site. I would like to add the following fish consumption advisory. In addition to not eating any Walleye greater than 30 inches, as the Star Tribune so kindly pointed out, under no circumstances should you eat any of the following fish:

1. Large Mouth greater than 22 inches
2. Crappie greater than 16 inches
3. Musky greater than 50 inches.

These fish have enough mercury in them to kill you instantly, so upon catching these fish, either mount or release.

[This message has been edited by Kidd (edited 04-24-2003).]