Photographer’s Note
Is shark meat found in supermarkets safe for human consumption?
Although shark flesh contains high levels of urea and methylamine, any residual toxins that are not washed away when the carcass is cleaned will quickly dissipate when cooked.
However, sharks may contain high concentrations of heavy metals, primarily in larger, older individuals. Shark meat is low fat and provides a good source of protein for people living in many parts of the world.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/nsrc/Basics.htm#meat
The photo
Taken from an Indonesian fishing vessel on the Arafuru Sea, West Papua, Indonesia. They had cut all the fins and separated them. The shark meat is delicious, just cut into pieces, add the special powder, then ready to be fried.
Have a nice try! :))
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riclopes
(32845) 2008-06-23 0:42
Olá Bima, interesting note and image with some graphic qualities. I don't have that in Portugal, so this is kind of exotic for me. I also never tried it, although we have some white cartilagineous fishes and I would guess that's similar to shark meat. Anyway, if I have the chance, I'll try it of course. Judging for the size of the pieces I would say that these sharks were quite small...
Best regards,
ricardo
ribeiroantonio
(21723) 2008-06-23 6:37
I guess the main objective of fishing all those sharks was to get the fins which are in big demand from the Chinese. I did not know about all that stuff you talk in your note. So, I have learned something today. For the title I believe you wanted to write SAFE instead of save. Well done.
Antonio
Photo Information
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Copyright: Bima Aryasena (yasin)
(151) - Genre: People
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-03-12
- Categories: Daily Life, Food
- Camera: Olympus E-500
- Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-06-22 1:14
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- To riclopes: Gracias Ricardo! (1)
by yasin, last updated 06-23 01:59 - To ribeiroantonio: Gracias Antonio (1)
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