Lawrence Glickman wrote in :
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:05:24 -0500, Neon John wrote:
All the below is TRASH Neon John. Somewhat like your
self-congratulatory self...rubbish.
Do you know about fertilizer runoff? Do you KNOW that commercial
fisheries are disallowed from harvesting ANYTHING from Lake Michigan
because it is so contaminated with carcinogens? Look it up, Banjo
Boy, before you open your fat mouth again on this newsgroup.
FACT:
fish in Lake Michigan are not fit for Human Consumption because of
high concentrations of toxins from the water.
FACT:
Commercial fisheries are prohibited from harvesting marine life from
Lake Michigan because of the above.
I think you better alert the commercial fishing boats about it!
snip rant
I decided to take a look for myself, and this is some of what I found.
"Bottom trawl nets are presently used on Lakes Michigan and
Superior by fewer than 10 fishing vessels operating out of
a few ports along mid-Green Bay, at Two Rivers on Lake Michigan
and at Duluth on Lake Superior. Trawlers usually operate in the
same area over a long period of time, so they are very predictable
and easy to avoid."
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/nets.html
"Last winter the Department worked with commercial fishers to study
incidental catch rates of lake trout in gill nets set for chubs
during winter. Data were collected by Department employees riding
commercial boats, with the fishers reimbursing the Department for
the time and expenses of those biologists."
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/fish/lakemich/Lake%20Michigan%20Fisheries%20News%20Sept%201997.h tm
"PCBs are present in some types of Lake Michigan fish at concentrations
exceeding US FDA tolerances. Such elevated PCB levels have resulted in
closure of some commercial fisheries and issuance of fish consumption
advisories for sports fishing. PCBs contribute to reproductive problems
and deformities in fish and wildlife (Mac 1988, Gilbertson, 1988)."
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/lmmb/substs.html
And more on sport fishing on Lake Michigan:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/dec04/283365.asp