FS Digest wrote:
Let's say you catch a fish within a harbor, or near a few boats that's parked, is it safe to eat if you catch something? Are there chances of boat oils and/or fuel that can contaminate fish?
I'm thinking that it would depend upon ¿How FOUL IS the water?... That being said; I HAVE been hungry enough, to eat fish caught by handline/ wee chunks of scallop for bait, while tied up at Point Pleasant, NJ (& ATE); Same scenario at Port Canaveral (using tiny shrimp for bait) & also at Safe Harbor (Stock Island)... I'm still breathing Earth Air... I've certainly been around SOME docks, that I'd not even bother getting the hook wet. (If I don't intend to eat, gift or sell AS food; I pretend much DON'T "fish".)