A few years ago we worked with the Alberta Government on a tool that would make Fish Consumption Advisories more accessible to the general public. And after working its way through the government’s approvals process that tool is finally here.
One of the problems with eating fish, besides the smell it can leave in the office microwave, is that mercury accumulates in their bodies over time, and we humans don’t mix well with mercury. So you want to stay away from fish that have prodigious amounts. Luckily the government performs testing to monitor the mercury levels.
Previously if you wanted to check whether a fish you’d caught was safe to eat, you could dig down deep in the government’s website to locate the Recommended Fish Consumption Limits in Alberta PDF document. Upon opening it you would be greeted with this:
