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STONERS
April 1, 2007, 2:35 p.m.Experts estimate that up to 50,000 people worldwide suffer ciguatera poisoning each year, with more than 90 percent of cases unreported. Scientists say the risks are getting worse, because of damage that pollution and global warming are inflicting on the coral reefs where many fish species feed.
Dozens of popular fish types, including grouper and barracuda, live near reefs. They accumulate the toxic chemical in their bodies from eating smaller fish that graze on the poisonous algae. When oceans are warmed by the greenhouse effect and fouled by toxic runoff, coral reefs are damaged and poison algae thrives, scientists say.
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evelyna
April 1, 2007, 11:51 p.m.Snapper is not an exotic fish. A lot of people eat that and it is available in seafood stores here.
Is Mau considered an exotic form of fish?
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Burgermeister
April 2, 2007, 7:35 a.m.I got food poisoning after eating a fish stew in a tropical country. My wife required a drip, and we both took a lot of medication to get over it. Seafood can be really dodgy, and if the food is poorly stored the hot weather soon allows any bacteria to rapidly multiply.
Stick to very fresh fish if in a hot country, or very good restuarants. And salt ofcourse - people used to salt fish to keep it good in the days before refridgeration. More salt needed!
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MajJohn
April 2, 2007, 9:51 a.m.The number of cases of poisoning will increase as more people eat fish that eat the toxic algae. That's why some are switching to safer fish. This would by the way save the species currently being eaten from extinction. By making adjustments in the diet to safer fish it would not make any difference how much tainted algae there was in the seas. It seems like the ancients had the right answer, don't eat the fish. Population increases and increased consumption of tainted fish are naturally going to cause a poisoning problem with or without global warming.
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evelyna
April 2, 2007, 10:14 a.m.ihave cut down on fish and never eat tuna. i wonder if fish oils have mercury?
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schillinfl1
April 2, 2007, 10:25 a.m.Everything is Global Warming.
The hysteria continues.
What a joke.
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UBCONFUSE
April 2, 2007, 11:02 a.m.Surprise, surprise as Gomer Pyle said. Even Gomer was smart enough not to take a dump or pour his sewerage into the same water that his food came from. Third world countries are over populated and have no intention of diverting money from their personal graft and corruption activities into tertiary sewerage plants. If you travel, be careful what you eat as the USDA does not operate outside of the USA. Many fish in foreign fish markets are sold after laying in the bottom of a boat for hours in the sun. Refrigeration is a foreign concept. What you catch today better be eaten today.
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SilverPaladin
April 2, 2007, 11:55 a.m.Good Article, you have to be careful with eating seafood but it's very good for you as most fish have plenty of Omega-3 Acids which are good for heart health and fish is also low in cholestrol. The "white" fish are safer to eat and more my favorite some examples are like Flounder and Tilapia and don't have the "fishy" smell as bad like Salmon or Tuna. Also always make sure to cook the fish well.. grilling is usually a really good way to kill all the germs and you still have plenty of flavor. I feel for anyone who has gotten food poisoning though, we really have to be careful with what we put into our bodies and if you ever feel like something isn't right with your food don't eat it.
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lvrofwolves
April 2, 2007, 12:11 p.m.I don't like seafood either, well albacore tuna maybe 3 times a year, but I know that has the highest concentration of mercury. But reagrdless if I consume sea food or not, doesn't change my view about my care for a big part of our world. Dumping sh!t in any water and just thinking it will disappear with no negative impact is just moronic. Many other species eat seafood then just humans, other sea creatures, seals, dolfin, birds, bears and on and on and on...you know the food chain.
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joeblowe
April 2, 2007, 12:47 p.m.OMG - a few people half way around the world get sick from eating seafood and all of a sudden it's a global warming emergency? So far, I'm having a REAL hard time believing that the degree or two of CLAIMED warming is doing ANYTHING to any coral reefs. Any sort of life that can't adjust to a couple of degrees temperature variance is DOOMED, DOOMED I tell you. Problems with the reefs are, in my opinion, more closely tied to pollution -- and perhaps some natural epidemics. I'll tell you how I solve this particular problem: I have a deal with King Neptune. I don't eat his subjects up here; they don't eat me down there. Seriously though - go diving ANYWHERE and you will find human generated trash. It's unlikely that an aluminum pop can or two (or several thousand) is going to kill off a reef. BUT - it is somewhat indicative of the carelessness with which we treat that environment. Years worth of BARGE LOADS of garbage are much more likely to be a significant problem.
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Changingconstant
April 2, 2007, 1:54 p.m.The incidence of poisoning has increased, the growth of the algae has increased, the oceanic temperatures have been increasing and that is why it is feared the warming is connected to the increase in incidents rather than the poisonings overall.
A few degrees can make all the difference. Significant difference between 31F and 33F if you think about it.
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