Brisbane river fish safe to eat?

[bigfatdud]

I heard many confronting stories whether it's safe to eat fish caught from Brisbane river (I'm talking about upstream from Brissie CBD).

Would you or not? and why? Is there scientific evidence for that?

[shortie]

definatelly dont eat any crabs or prawns from this area of the river.

Just bring em around to my place, I will be the official taste tester.

[yoyo]

No such evidence.

[mick fillet]

bremer river was declared australias 2nd worst river for polution last year wasn't it?

I would think that water quality would improve incredably by the time it reached the areas your talkin bout due to the frequent cleaner water changes from the daily tides

[Swagger]

I've eaten many fish from the Logan river and no deformities yet :laugh:

So im sure Brissy river wont be too bad

[faulked]

certainly highly poisonous and all fish should be returned after photo .the years of heavy metal has taken its toll on the fishs cochlea.

[yoyo]

reckon there might have been some soft rock and pop mixed in there as well ? bit of Bon Jovi perhaps....?

[tomca]

I've eaten plenty of flake and threadfin salmon from the Jindalee stretch of the river and the problems with me were all pre-existing :blush:

[Smiderman]

bigfatdud wrote:

I heard many confronting stories whether it's safe to eat fish caught from Brisbane river (I'm talking about upstream from Brissie CBD).

Would you or not? and why? Is there scientific evidence for that?

Do many people from Ipswich fish that area??? That could explain a few anomalies :silly:

[tomca]

Smiderman wrote:

Do many people from Ipswich fish that area??? That could explain a few anomalies :silly:

We all thought it, and someone actually said it. :laugh:

I go to Ipswich all the time, usually in a bulletproof truck though

[fishingnut]

Improves fertility 10x have a look at the people from ippy 16 year old mother of three everywhere

[elops]

I have eaten crabs,prawns and the odd fish from the river for 35 years.

and I now live in Ipswich

[Davo_Dinkum]

think the same question was asked 3 months ago .

must be one of those recurring questions hey.

have eaten fish from the river for the last 2 years ,I'm still alive .

there area a few spots i won't eat them from .

the bremer river and around the junction area of the bremer and Brisbane river .

will not eat fish from goodna area of the river .

that about it .

bremer cause the thing i saw about Amberly air base and the river .

goodna cause the water looks yuck ,the fish are not healthy looking .

so pretty much if i fish a area and most of the fish i catch there don't look healthy ,i don't eat them .

a pic and back they go .

if they look healthy and nice colours etc ,well i reckon the water is ok.

then i eat them .

i live in Ipswich too .

but i did my breeding after 22 and most of it before i moved to Ipswich

[Travis]

Have a look at davos profile.... im sure the picture and address will answer the question here :laugh:

[Davo_Dinkum]

what ?

hahahaha

[Travis]

LMFAO :laugh: :laugh:

[bigfatdud]

elops wrote:

I have eaten crabs,prawns and the odd fish from the river for 35 years.

and I now live in Ipswich

:laugh:

[thousandyards]

ate some of a threadie that my bro caught near the mouth........it did have a vague taste/smell of the brisbane river. was nice and all fishy etc, but having spent some time around the river there's definitely a certain smell and taste it has......

[bootyinblue]

tomca wrote:

Smiderman wrote:

Do many people from Ipswich fish that area??? That could explain a few anomalies :silly:

We all thought it, and someone actually said it. :laugh:

I go to Ipswich all the time, usually in a bulletproof truck though

Tomca... no need for the bulletproof truck as my aim is pretty sh!te.

I haven't knowingly eaten stuff from the Bremer or anything West of the Gateway bridge as I have seen what goes in and comes out of the river!!!

Blahhhhhh

[tomca]

bootyinblue wrote:

my aim is pretty sh!te.

so you'd fit right in with all the other cops I seen shooting up at my clubs range :laugh:

[bootyinblue]

Range.... what range?

[roobs]

heavy metals like mercury and cobalt and pesticides and herbicides are more prevalent in animals higher in the food chain. This is called "bio accumulation" and is a universally accepted scientific observation. Big fish eat little fish and absorb their toxins. I would seriously consider not eating anything that is a top order predator or has been in the river for a long time. first year bullies or pan sized bream are probably not an issue- that big cod you caught near portside on the other hand has every chance of being riddled with toxins. hope this helps!