Is mahi-mahi safe to eat?

stike

Got a great couple fillets here for dinner, but on the way home had a nagging thought.  You know me, always with the over-analysis....  Anyway, I vaguely remembered a study or news article I read I think in 2011, about mahi-mahi fishing.  I can't for the life of me remember if the issue was that mahi-mahi was itself maybe unsafe for humans to eat, or that it might be harmful to fish for them in the first place, because of the bycatch.  I didn't read it in depth.

Anybody know if mahi-mahi is safe to eat, mercury-wise?  I'd hate to feed it to my wife and child, there are already enough dangers kids face these days.  ...or is it a matter of the way they are fished (bad in itself, but at least the food we have for dinner is ok).

Maybe I should just do some googling. but thought I'd ask here first.  BGEers have a depth of knowledge.  Amazing what they know.
Thanks in advance.

Little Steven

Toss it and get yourself some pantagonian toothfish

thechief96

I don't have the answer but perhaps Tweeve can Google it for you. )

stike

LS: it was on sale...
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googling now.  doesn't seem unsafe as far as being tainted. i think it's more an issue that they are catching sharks, rays, and sea turtles while they are going after the mahi-mahi.

so, probably not a good thing to constantly indulge in, given the negative karma associated with killing the larger fauna.

well.  just this once. 

sometimes when we go after the little fish, we don't realize how much we could be upsetting the larger species.

boatbum

Is it grass fed?

Hi54putty

No...but may be free range

Squeezy

Found this is Wikipedia;

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) classifies mahi-mahi as a "moderate mercury" fish or shellfish (its second lowest of four categories), and suggests eating six servings or fewer per month

gerhardk

When we go to Florida it is my favourite fish.  In St. Petersburg there is a place called Peters Smoked Fish and from eating there I can say Mahi Mahi smokes real nice.

Gerhard

galen

Aloha

Mahi Mahi.....delicious...

Mickey

I am sending you this note from the grave

 

stike

i'll give it a guilt-free shot.  not like I'm having shark fin soup or anything.

bigguy136

I don't have the answer but perhaps Tweeve can Google it for you. )

Now that is funny!

Little Steven

Dude. It's already dead(wink)

travisstrick

Totally safe. I grew up in Florida, fished commercially, and worked in a fish market in college. Most of what you buy is known as "chicken dolphin". AKA small quasi juveniles that mass in great schools and are easily caught. If you were eating 60lb "bull dolphin" on a weekly basis, you may need to worry about mercury poisoning. 

As for the way it is caught, if you knew, you would never eat any seafood ever again. 

lwrehm

Mmmmmmmm......toothfish

GrannyX4

No, it causes hair loss. ;;)

Chubbs

Safe for sure. Grill it up and make some nice mahi tacos. Sounds great.

jbates67

I have caught and cooked countless dolphin/mahi-mahi/dorado, I can tell you it's not only safe but and extremely tasty fish regardless of how you prepare it.

My suggestion is to get you some blackening seasoning, Chef Prudehomes or other choice. Get a cast iron skillet on the egg, the closer to 500 you can get the skillet the better. Melt a little unsalted butter, brush on the fish, both sides, sprinkle all the blackened seasoning you can handle, gently place on the iron skillet, stand back and let the smoke clear, for about 2 minutes tops, get a good spachela, flip the fish, leave on for 2 more minutes, pull them off and serve, pardon the pun but you'll be hooked.

travisstrick

One day. 5 men. 432 lbs of Mahi.  

thechief96

Which one is you Travis

travisstrick

The one taking the pic. My dad is bottom right and my uncle is bottom left. Top two are friends. Pic is about 13 years old.

Little Steven

Travis,

They fight like a bastid don't they.

travisstrick

They freak like a dog crapping razor blades. 

Little Steven

Love catching them man! Screamin line woohoo

fishlessman

only fish i wont eat is barracuda, have heard too many horror stories. mahi is killer tasting steaked, you need to find a huge one or you get the fillets, still good but not as good. ive never egged one, never seen anything but small fillets up here

travisstrick

I spent a week on South Bimini. The locals would fight over Cuda. I've never eaten one but I would think if they eat them it cant be too bad.

BOWHUNR

Toss it and get yourself some pantagonian toothfish

Classic!!!! 

Chubbs

Travis, whose Boat and fish are y'all posing with? :-))

Just kidding. You ever use anything by fishizzle? www.fishizzlefishing.com

A buddy of mine from Murrells Inlet was one of the ones that started the company.

fishlessman

down in abaco they have two rules for them, only eat the ones caught on the flats, and only eat the ones caught off shore in deep water.
ciguartera fish poisoning, one of my bonefish guides came down with it, said it was the worst case of food poisoning he ever had, lasted a week for the fun symptoms to pass, and another nine or so months for his joints to stop hurting, ill pass

travisstrick

Its my dads boat and we baught the fish at Joe patti's  :^o

Cool website. never heard of them.

Chubbs

Travis, Try their skirts. They are pretty solid and it is cool watching the fish strike them at night (skirts glow in dark). They have some pretty good videos on YouTube for a rainy day