Eat Safe Fish
Learn about eating safe and healthy fish from our lakes
Fish Have Great Health Benefits!
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Fish are an excellent source of low-fat, protein, vitamins and minerals.
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Eating fish is great for your brain.
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Some fish are packed with heart-healthy "good fats" called omega-3 fatty acids.
How Do Chemicals Get Into Fish?
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Chemicals can end up in lakes through many routes, like wind, rain run-off, and flow from other water bodies.
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The chemicals settle into the sediment at bottom of the lake.
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Small aquatic creatures absorb some of the chemicals in the water or in the sediment.
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These aquatic creatures are eaten by larger fish and those fish are eaten by even larger fish. Each fish collects and stores some of the chemicals in their bodies.
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Through this food chain, larger fish and older fish often have more chemicals in their bodies than smaller and younger fish.
Get to know the 3 C's
Choose fish that have fewer chemicals stored in their filet.
Choose to eat fewer large fish that eat smaller fish and fish that are bottom feeders.
Choose to use the Eat Safe Fish Guide to find safer fish to eat from our lakes. (see below)
Clean away the fat and skin of the fish to help cut out some of the chemicals.
Clean away the dark fatty tissue along the back.
Clean away the belly fat and throw away the organs.
Cook fish in a way that gets rid of more fat.
Even after trimming away all the dark tissue, some fat is still hidden inside the filet.
Poke holes in the skin or remove the skin so fat cooks away.
Cook your fish on a grill or broil in oven so fat can drip away.
Emerald & Sylvan Lakes
