is that fish safe to eat?

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if taken from a safe body of water, eating fish is good for you. freshwater fish are particularly better than saltwater fish since they bioaccumulate far fewer toxins than their larger ocean going cousins. unfortunately however, considering the industrial history that a large portion of our garden state has, not all waters are safe to take fish from.

so what to do? the NJ DEP has a good resource to answer this question of what's safe to eat from where... the Fish Smart Eat Smart NJ webpage at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/fisha...advisories.htm
on there, you can see what the recommendations are for safe fish consumption throughout the state.

it's the start of a new season, so just figured I'd post this up for anyone who hasn't seen it before. now don't get me wrong, i'm not telling anyone to take home every fish they catch... but just know that it should be an option you consider if the fish is gut or gill hooked badly and isn't going to make it anyway. or if you feel like a tasty fish dinner from time to time.