12 Fish You Should Never, Ever Eat | Everything Guide to Entertaining - Yahoo Shine

Editor's note: Your ProbateShark agrees, shark is very bad, bad to eat.  High in mercury,  very, very bad for human consumption.  See mercury intoxication in any medical book.  Never, never take a chance with your life by eating shark. Push Pacific Halibut and Atlantic Mackerel. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster,ProbateSharks.com 12 Fish You Should Never, Ever Eat | Everything Guide to Entertaining - Yahoo Shine http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/12-fish-never-ever-eat-162200617.html Our oceans have become so depleted and so polluted that trying to figure out what fish to eat can make your head spin. Food and Water Watch looked at all the varieties--here are 12 fish they determined that all of us should avoid, no matter what.

9. Shark 
Why It's Bad: Problems associated with our eating too many sharks happen at all stages of the food chain, says Cufone. For one, these predatory fish are extremely high in mercury, which poses threats to humans. But ocean ecosystems suffer, too. "With fewer sharks around, the species they eat, like cownose rays and jellyfish, have increased in numbers," Cufone says. "And the rays are eating--and depleting--scallops and other fish." There are fewer of those fish in the oceans for us to eat, placing an economic strain on coastal communities that depend on those fisheries. 

Eat this instead: Among the recommendations for shark alternatives are Pacific halibut andAtlantic mackerel.