Dhutchy Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 G'day Raiders, I have seen this topic raised before and admit to not taking too much notice as most of my fishing was out of harbour. But I am doing more now and am curious, so my question is. Where in Sydney Harbour is it safe to eat the fish you catch? I have heard of some spots like around Homebush are no good - but I don't fish there anyway. So I will be interested in any replies. Thanks everyone Rgds Dhutchy Its not just about catching fish, but it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) MAybe thats what is wrong with me..... Could 20 years of eating fish out of there do that to me? But then there is the argument, smoking kills but so many still do.... I'd be more to the point of what each fish condition was like and go from there. Red dots bad, clean look good Greg Edited May 4, 2010 by GregL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Hi Dhutchy, I've been eating fish from the harbour for the last 50 odd years & as far as I know it hasn't hurt me. I used to drag cars at home bush back in the 60's & what I seen dumped there would make your stomach turn. Just because they filled it and built over the swamps doesn't stop the poisons from leaking into the water ways there. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhutchy Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 Thanks Greg and Jeff, you two are obviously good indicators of the harbour's health Rgds Dhutchy Its not just about catching fish, but it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hi Dhutchy, I've been eating fish from the harbour for the last 50 odd years & as far as I know it hasn't hurt me. I used to drag cars at home bush back in the 60's & what I seen dumped there would make your stomach turn. Just because they filled it and built over the swamps doesn't stop the poisons from leaking into the water ways there. Regards Jeff Good ole Brickies my mum always tells me stories about her days racing her XT Falcon there haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 G'day Dhutchy. The whole harbour eat fish thing is loosely based around the dioxin contamination thing. Probably the most important thing to note is that, if my memory serves me correctly:- 1. Prior to the ban Dioxin levels were measured by Aust Standards and set levels. 2. In general fish east of the gladesville bridge were consistently within these requirements and OK to eat. 3. The government then changed the standards to the American, or possibly also a ISO standard. 4. The fish in the harbour were suddenly and miraculously, the day after the implementation of the changes, unfit to eat as they were over the new standards. All commercial fishing in the harbour then ceased. It was some suggest just a different form of fishing license buyback but in a highly accelerated form. My personal opinion is that it was in fact the above. Do also note I would not personally touch anything west of the gladesville and all fishraiders should be warned to absolutely NOT eat anything from Homebush bay and from ryde bridge westward. They are highly contaminated with dioxins and other nasties. GregL suggestion is propably a very good one, but do note dioxins are tasteless and its all about Bio-accumulation. Therefore a good rule of thumb would be moderation and fish in very good condition only. Cheers Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhutchy Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) Hey Trapper Tom, thanks for supplying the information I was seeking. Your post was exactly what I was searching for and fortunately indicates that I haven't, at least not yet anyways , poisoned the inlaws, who I often pass any fish I keep. Thanks for your response, mate. Rgds Dhutchy Its not just about catching fish, but it helps. Edited May 5, 2010 by Dhutchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Ive found my mother inlaw is still kicking and although i give her fish from as far up as silverwater bridge i dont see any ill effects in her at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhutchy Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Snag, that might say more about the mother in law than about the fish Rgds Dhutchy Its not just about catching fish, but it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hey Dhutchy Further note. If your in-laws glow in the dark now, You do know you are buggered. Trapper Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhutchy Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) Hey Dhutchy Further note. If your in-laws glow in the dark now, You do know you are buggered. Trapper Tom Hey Trapper, I would suggest the MIL already glows in the dark, but she was doing that well before she met me. No, No she's really terrific, no really. And you're right I am buggered. Dhutchy Edited May 5, 2010 by Dhutchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAfisho Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Depends on species. I'd stay away from bream for example, which are very slow growing (it takes 15 years for them to reach a mere 30cm, and as they get bigger the growth rate slows drastically) and eat a lot of food in the sediment and take up a lot of dioxins. They also tend to stay in one system for a long time. Continually eating fish like this from far up the Parra will hurt you later in life. It's all about bioaccumulation, once the dioxins are in the fish and then into you, your body does not know how to filter it out. It tries, but that will damage your organs. You won't drop dead, but your liver or kidneys will suffer as they try to filter out the dioxins and other nasties. Personally I would not eat anything that is not highly migratory from west of the Darling Harbour/Greenwich area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 We all know that fish will at one time or another travel up and down a water system, lets look at the bream, spends allot of its life around parramatta river then at some stage it will make its way out side the heads , what happens to those fish once they are caught by the pros and brought back to the Sydney fish markets? they are all sold to unsuspecting consumers that havent got a clue , think about it, i personally will eat a nice healthy looking fat silver bream (not a Black bream) or , large flathead, whiting , flounder , or jewfish caught anywhere in the harbour but i will not have more then one or two such meal per month , but thats me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawley Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 mate I dont know about glowing in the dark but ive grown another little toe on my left foot! im baking an occy in the oven at the moment i got out of milk beach at vaucluse.... have been eating occies out of there for 10 years and im fine ( i thing!! lol ).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman36 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Are you sure it's an occy and not a deformed bream that's grown legs...?? Take a closer look! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 lmao;;;;;;; ive been eating fish from the harbour for years & no probs here aswell. bring back BRICKIES the good ol days cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musty Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 The problem is that most fish travel, so does one spot is better than the other is to be debatable. The safe way is to eat moderate and you will be right, many people have eaten out of the harbour for years and they seem to be ok. But i have heard of a case which this bloke was eating jew out of the harbour nearly every day and end up in hospital, then they checked his family members and they were all right but did't eat nowhere near the quantity that dad did. I caught a large jew once from land base at blues point, but gave it away. Hope this helps you out. Cheers cg. Eating jew every day! I wouldnt eat chocolate mud cake every day and thats better than stinky jew fillets anyday! Was that bloke for real? Hope he was ok. Cheers Musty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Ive found my mother inlaw is still kicking and although i give her fish from as far up as silverwater bridge i dont see any ill effects in her at all Hehehe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I eat fish from the Harbour but from Rosebay and outwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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