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Tips for healthy sport fish consumption

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Should anglers worry about toxic chemicals?

Eating one meal of sport fish or game will likely not make people sick. However, consuming game and fish not sold in markets may have long-term health effects. So should those who enjoy sport fishing worry about toxic chemicals?

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