Dangerous levels of mercury in tuna

This is a great video that explains the process of biomagnification (he calls it biological magnification), and why if you eat fish choose the smaller varieties.

Fish that contain higher levels of mercury include:

  • barramundi
  • gemfish
  • ling
  • marlin
  • orange roughy (deep sea perch)
  • ray
  • shark (flake)
  • southern bluefin tuna and tuna
  • swordfish

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