Methylmercury in Fish
Gulf of Mexico
|
Species
|
# Samples
|
# Sites
|
Mean of
All Sites
|
SD
|
Min Site
Value
|
Max Site
Value
|
|
|
|
|
(ppm)
|
(ppm)
|
(ppm)
|
(ppm)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blacktip
Shark
|
73
|
18
|
0.86
|
0.62
|
0.03
|
2.0
|
|
Bonnethead
Shark
|
76
|
37
|
0.51
|
0.35
|
0.03
|
1.4
|
|
Blue
Catfish
|
233
|
108
|
0.16
|
0.18
|
0.001
|
0.88
|
|
Gafftopsail
Catfish
|
121
|
83
|
0.34
|
0.37
|
0
|
1.4
|
|
Hardhead
Catfish
|
200
|
184
|
0.16
|
0.23
|
0
|
1.6
|
|
Epinephelus
Groupers
|
48
|
7
|
0.27
|
0.05
|
0.19
|
0.33
|
|
Mycteroperca
Groupers
|
64
|
18
|
0.43
|
0.40
|
0.05
|
1.4
|
|
Bluefish
|
39
|
21
|
1.0
|
0.46
|
0.36
|
2.0
|
|
Jack
Crevalle
|
68
|
34
|
0.63
|
0.56
|
0.02
|
3.1
|
|
Gray
Snapper
|
124
|
62
|
0.19
|
0.12
|
0.03
|
0.54
|
|
Sheepshead
|
107
|
66
|
0.22
|
0.19
|
0.005
|
0.82
|
|
Spotted
Seatrout
|
398
|
171
|
0.36
|
0.28
|
0.001
|
1.7
|
|
Sand
Seatrout
|
93
|
30
|
0.57
|
0.23
|
0.08
|
0.92
|
|
Atlantic
Croaker
|
165
|
164
|
0.06
|
0.09
|
0
|
0.59
|
|
Black
Drum
|
97
|
44
|
0.22
|
0.31
|
0.006
|
1.9
|
|
Red
Drum
|
364
|
122
|
0.31
|
0.38
|
0.005
|
2.7
|
|
Largemouth
Bass
|
723
|
146
|
0.46
|
0.34
|
0.01
|
1.6
|
|
Striped
Black Mullet
|
51
|
27
|
0.07
|
0.15
|
0.001
|
0.78
|
|
King
Mackerel >39"
|
58
|
17
|
0.96
|
0.23
|
0.69
|
1.7
|
|
King
Mackerel 33-39"
|
89
|
17
|
0.69
|
0.15
|
0.40
|
1.1
|
|
King
Mackerel <33"
|
77
|
19
|
0.60
|
0.38
|
0.30
|
1.7
|
|
Spanish
Mackerel
|
179
|
70
|
0.57
|
0.33
|
0.02
|
1.7
|
|
Flounder
|
155
|
124
|
0.26
|
0.18
|
0.001
|
1.2
|
|
Common
Snook
|
190
|
75
|
0.50
|
0.31
|
0.07
|
1.5
|
|
Blue
Crab
|
50
|
27
|
0.21
|
0.23
|
0.01
|
|