May 10, 2011 – State warnings to limit consumption of certain fish were expanded Monday to include cobia, a popular saltwater game species that some consider one of the tastiest fish caught in South Carolina.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control advises people not to eat more than one meal per month of cobia because of mercury contamination.
DHEC’s cobia warning brings to five the number of saltwater species that carry agency health advisories because of mercury pollution. Shark, swordfish, larger king mackerel and tilefish also carry consumption advisories.
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