Mercury in fish and shellfish of the northeast Pacific. III. Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias
Recently there has been a renewed interest in commercial exploitation of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, in Puget Sound, primarily because of the export demand and increased price for frozen dogfish fillets and bellyflaps in Europe. In 1975 only 0.43 million lb of dogfish were landed in the State of Washington for both food and reduction purposes, in contrast to 4.9 million lb landed during 1976 in Puget Sound ports and processed for export to Great Britain and West Germany. As a result of the current interest in the use of Puget Sound dogfish as food and the mercury levels in relation to import regulations of various countries, an investigation was undertaken to determine the mercury levels in dogfish from inland waters of the State of Washington. This report summarizes the findings.
- Research Organization:
- National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle
- OSTI ID:
- 5112621
- Journal Information:
- Fish. Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Fish. Bull.; (United States) Vol. 75:3; ISSN FSYBA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BODY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTAMINATION
DECOMPOSITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ELEMENTS
EUROPE
FISH PRODUCTS
FISHES
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FOOD
GLANDS
INDUSTRY
LIVER
MERCURY
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ORGANS
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
PACIFIC OCEAN
POPULATION DENSITY
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SEAFOOD
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TRACE AMOUNTS
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