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Reducing Mercury Exposure in Ogga
Reducing Mercury Exposure in Ogga
GLIFWC recommends that you limit the number of servings of ogga eaten per month due to mercury in these fish.
Sort and label ogaa prior to freezing
Put ogaa under 20 inches in bags labeled "under 20 inches"
Put ogaa over 20 inches in bags labeled "over 20 inches"
Label bags with the name of the lake where the fish were harvested
Follow the advice provided on the mercury maps for the maximum safe number of ogaa meals per month
Eat smaller ogaa (those under 20 inches) and ogaa from lakes with lower mercury levels such as those lakes color-coded blue or green as seen on mercury maps
Reducing Mercury Exposure in Maazhiginoozhe
Reducing Mercury Exposure in Maazhiginoozhe
GLIFWC recommends that you limit the number of servings of maazhiginoozhe eaten per month due to mercury in these fish.
Sort and label maazhiginoozhe prior to freezing
Put maazhiginoozhe under 46" in bags labeled "under 46 inches"
Put maazhiginoozhe over 46" in bags labeled "over 46 inches"
Label bags with the name of the lake where he fish were harvested
Follow the advice provided on the mercury maps for the maximum safe number of maazhiginoozhe meals per month
Eat smaller maazhiginoozhe (those under 46" inches) and maazhiginoozhe from lakes with lower mercury levels such as those lakes color-coded blue or green as seen on mercury maps
Adikameg (Whitefish)
Herring
Crappie
Alternative Giigoonh (fish) to Consume
Alternative Giigoonh (fish) to Consume
Tribal members can choose to eat safer giigoonh species known to contain less mercury. Giigoonh such as walleye, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and northen pike generally contain more mercury than other species.
Giigoonh such as lake whitefish, herring, bluegill, crappie, perch, or sunfish generally contain lower level of mercury.
Fish contain a number of nutrients that are critical to good health. By making informed desicions about the size and species of fish eaten and the lake from which those fish are harvested, tribal members can safely eat ogaa and other giigoonh as a part of a healthy diet.
Asaawe (Perch)
Agwadaashi (Sunfish)
Bluegill
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