An Advisory released yesterday in Kansas lists concerns that should be observed when eating fish caught in state waters. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks released the Advisory which identifies types of fish or other aquatic animals that should be eaten only sparingly or avoided completely. One of the main concerns outlined in the Advisory focuses on mercury in fish. While eating fish can be healthy, all of them contain at least a small amount of mercury. Too much mercury in your diet can harm the development of fetuses, nursing babies and growing children.
The preferred choice of fish should only be eaten once a week. They include catfish, carp, crappie, bass, walleye, drum, and bluegill. Second choice fish should only be eaten once or twice a month. They include big mouth, flatheads, as well as large and small mouth bass
