| While it may be true that some 10 million salt water | | | | should be eaten at all. But according to researchers |
| fish are kept as pets in the United States, saltwater | | | | out of the University of Auburn, studies suggest that |
| fish are primarily harvested for fishermen looking to | | | | the abundance of omega-3 fatty acids found in |
| sell and eat their catch. | | | | saltwater fish may counter the adverse effects of |
| Besides the fact that saltwater fishing is one of the | | | | mercury. |
| more enjoyable activities, saltwater fish are one of | | | | This debate will continue to swirl, but the fact |
| the more nutritionally abundant fish when compared | | | | remains that the positives vastly outweigh the |
| to others (e.g. freshwater fish). | | | | negatives when it comes to eating saltwater fish |
| Much has been said about the benefits of Omega-3 | | | | (tuna and salmon are two of the more readily |
| fatty acids that are found in saltwater fish, like | | | | available omega-3 fatty acid sources for Americans). |
| Salmon and Tuna. These fatty acids do wonders for | | | | Outside of the benefits that come from eating |
| the body by supplying it with the essential nutrients | | | | saltwater fish, the enjoyment and camaraderie that |
| that can help curve the threat of cardiovascular | | | | comes from saltwater fishing is something that only |
| disease and mental impairments, like Alzheimer's | | | | true anglers can testify of. By entering "saltwater |
| disease. DHA--a specific kind of omega-3 fatty acid--is | | | | fish" into any web search engine will bring up a host |
| particularly important to pregnant women in a baby's | | | | of web sites, giving specific reports on what fish are |
| brain and retinal development. | | | | biting and where. From the chilly waters of the |
| But much of the good news about omega-3 fatty | | | | Atlantic off the coast of Cape Cod, to the more |
| acids has been obscured by the risks involved in | | | | tepid waters off the coast of Puerto Rico, saltwater |
| eating saltwater fish. Mercury--which has been linked | | | | fishermen are able to stay on top of the action--or |
| to severe birth defects--is found in saltwater fish, | | | | should we say "ocean"--on where to go for the best |
| leaving pregnant women confused on whether fish | | | | catch possible. |