Search Results for: Pacific bluefin tuna
operated purse seines with purse lines (purse seine) authorisation to tranship on the high seas - any - yes unspecified no under charter - any - no yes: ccm-flagged notes vessel type groupings may be filtered by selecting or unselecting vessel type groupings in the legend type groupings: longliner = tuna
longliner, longliner or freezer longliner purse seiner = tuna purse seiner or purse seiner carrier & bunker = fish carrier or bunker others = harpoon, troller, fishery research vessel, multipurpose vessel nei, handliner, fishing vessel not specified, gillnetter, liner nei, jigging line, multipurpose...
https://www.wcpfc.int/vessels/charts/types
can cause both chronic and acute poisoning. fish and shellfish have a natural tendency to concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methylmercury, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. species of fish that are high on the food chain, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel , bluefin
tuna, albacore tuna, and tilefish contain higher concentrations of mercury than others. as mercury and methylmercury are fat soluble, they primarily accumulate in the viscera, although they are also found throughout the muscle tissue. when this fish is consumed by a predator, the mercury level is accumulated...
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