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Ciguatera

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Michel Rochon
Blainville, QC, Canada
Captain Level IV
Status: Really Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 120
Ciguatera
Posted 2020, May 01 13:57
what about Ciguatera, this parasite found in many caribeann fishes. Is there a way to know beforehand?
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Stephen Cox
Penngrove, CA, USA
Skipper Level V
Status: Really Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 215
Reply 2022, Sep 15 00:18
My basic rule is "Don't eat reef fish" mainly due to risk of ciguatera. Eat only pelagic (open ocean fish). If I want to catch and eat reef fish, I seek local knowledge, e.g. fishermen or fish markets.
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Stephen Cox
Penngrove, CA, USA
Skipper Level V
Status: Really Big Time Sailor
Qualified days: 215
Reply 2022, Sep 15 00:22
Not really. Reef fish that eat other reef fish (e.g., barracuda, grouper, red snapper, moray eel, amberjack, parrotfish, hogfish, sturgeonfish, kingfish, coral trout, and sea bass) can have ciguatera Pelagic (open ocean) fish, like tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, etc. don't. So, either stick to pelagic or obtain local knowledge from fishermen, fish market etc.
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