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IIT Hyderabad with Harvard University studied mercury accumulation in fish

According to a study conducted by researchers from Harvard University and IIT Hyderabad, climate change and overfishing are resulting in an increase of a toxin called methylmercury (MeHg) in the ocean’s fishes like Atlantic cod, Atlantic bluefin tuna. These fishes are widely consumed by humans. The researchers pointed 3 factors that result in mercury accumulation ..

Topics: Atlantic bluefin tuna • Chemical elements • Chemistry • Edible fish • Fish as food • Fisheries • Fishing • Methylmercury • Native element minerals • Physical sciences • Thunnus • Tuna

World Tuna Day (WTD-2019)

The World Tuna Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 2 to highlight the importance of sustainably managed fish stocks in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Tuna and tuna-like species are very important economically — to both developed and developing countries — and a significant source of food. They include approximately 40 ..

Topics: Aquatic animals • Atlantic bluefin tuna • Fish • Fishing • Ichthyology • Scombridae • Seafood • Sport fish • Thunnus • Tuna • Yellowfin tuna