Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
table 10.4
Concentrations of Total Mercury in Fish and Other Marine Organisms Representing the 32 Largest Fisheries Globally by
Wet Weight, Which Together Comprise 40% of the Global Catch from Marine Ecosystems
Mean annual
catch,
2001-2006
(millions
of tons)
a
% of
global
marine
catch
Total Hg
range
Species
Mean total Hg
(
g g
1
wet
weight)
Common name
Scientifi c name
(
g g
1
wet weight)
Anchoveta (Peruvian
anchovy)
Engraulis
ringens
8.76
9.42
NA (~0.04)
b,c
NA
Alaska pollock
(walleye pollock)
Theragra
chalcogramma
2.78
2.99
0.05
c,d,e,f,g
nd-0.78
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus
pelamis
2.23
2.40
0.20
c,h,i,j
0.08-0.85
Blue whiting
Micromesistius
poutassou
2.10
2.26
0.18
k,l,m
0.02-0.59
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
2.08
2.24
0.03
c,n,o
nd-0.77
Chub mackerel
(Spanish mackerel)
Scomber japonicus
1.88
2.03
0.08
c,p
0.03-0.19
Japanese anchovy
Engraulis japonicus
1.81
1.94
0.03
q
NA
Chilean jack
mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
1.75
1.88
0.16
r
0.11-0.31
Largehead hairtail
(cutlassfi sh)
Trichiurus lepturus
1.50
1.61
0.12
s,t,u,v
0.02-0.50
Yellowfi n tuna
Thunnus albacares
1.31
1.41
0.26
c,h,i,w,x
nd-1.32
European pilchard
(sardine)
Sardina pilchardus
1.04
1.12
0.09
c,m,y,z
0.01-0.40
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
0.86
0.93
0.08
c,A,B,C,D
nd-0.60
Akiami paste shrimp
Acetes japonicus
0.66
0.71
NA (~0.02)
b,c,v,E,F
nd-0.08
European sprat
Sprattus sprattus
0.66
0.71
0.06
z
nd-0.14
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
0.66
0.71
0.06
c,k
0.02-0.36
Jumbo fl ying squid
Dosidicus gigas
0.64
0.69
NA
NA
California pilchard
(sardine)
Sardinops caeruleus
0.64
0.69
0.02
c
0.01-0.04
European anchovy
Engraulis
encrasicolus
0.56
0.60
0.07
m,G
0.04-0.09
Gulf menhaden
Brevoortia patronus
0.47
0.50
0.01
H
0.005-0.02
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
0.45
0.49
0.08
c,m,y,z
0.01-0.30
Japanese fl ying squid
Todarodes pacifi cus
0.45
0.48
0.09
I
NA
Argentine shortfi n
squid
Illex argentinus
0.44
0.48
NA (~0.07)
b,c,I
NA
Saithe (pollock)
Pollachius virens
0.43
0.46
0.10
J,K
0.01-0.30
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
0.43
0.46
0.62
c,h.q,L,M
0.20 -1.04
Argentine hake
Merluccius hubbsi
0.42
0.45
0.10
N,O
0.07-0.10
Pacifi c saury
Cololabis saira
0.40
0.43
0.04
P
nd-0.07
