Dumpling Democratic Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 So sydney water is disgusting but the fish markets are too expensive sometimes. Are there any spots within sydney where i can eat fish from? I eat yakkas and trevs from balmoral, bream and whiting (sometimes flatties) from d y beach and thats about it. D y dont really fish well for so and i am looking for a bigger varety of spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 Is 40 baskets ok? Planning to go there soon but i love seafood so i would like to know thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 There is literally hundreds of spots to catch and safely eat fish, almost anywhere east of the bridge I would be OK eating fish from. Any beaches, rocks and so on will be fine. Not too sure I agree about your comment about the water being “disgusting” but that’s your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I have been catching and eating fish from Port Hacking for more than 60 years. Still have 2 arms, 2 legs, 10 fingers, 1 head. 🤣 Nothing has dropped off, so all good. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Good to see that you have remained intact, Yowie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, noelm said: There is literally hundreds of spots to catch and safely eat fish, almost anywhere east of the bridge I would be OK eating fish from. Any beaches, rocks and so on will be fine. Not too sure I agree about your comment about the water being “disgusting” but that’s your choice. Agreed. Sydney is a big place. Most of the emphasis on warnings is on the harbour system. East of the harbour bridge is ok for fish consumption, provided you're not eating kilos per month. Officially you can only eat 150g per month, but when you go by species, you'll find that 150g limit really only applies to bream, tailor and silver biddie. Good luck catching a sea mullet in the harbour! Flathead, leatherjacket, you really can eat quite a lot: See here: Fishing in Sydney Harbour (nsw.gov.au) My take: East of the bridge, I eat fish, west, I don't. I release all bream because I no longer can be bothered eating a fish that I can only have 150g a month of. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Wow. Thanks for the advice guys!!! Rlly helpful. I dont wanna get sick from dioxins and all the other chemicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Wait what about sashimi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Also. What is the maximum intake of grams for all species? It dodnt really say on the website. Still really useful tho. Thanks LittleFlatty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Dumpling Democratic said: Also. What is the maximum intake of grams for all species? It dodnt really say on the website. Still really useful tho. Thanks LittleFlatty You’re going to need to practice your high school maths! It’s cumulative. So if you have your 150g of bream, that’s your allowance of harbour fish/dioxins for the month. Personally I will only eat from the 1800g and above category. And I don’t have enough time to fish enough to provide 2kg of harbour fish for my whole family every month. That’s the domain of more skilful raiders 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 23 hours ago, noelm said: Ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Wait so if i ate one 25cm bream, i cant eat anymore without the risk of being sick? Or can i eat the required amout of all species within a month? Sorry i didnt really understand what you said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Basically im just asking how many grams of seafood per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Or does it mean that i can eat 4 prawns,5 crabs,1 bream etc all in a monthe? Im so confused. If its hard to explain then i'll ask my friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 If you’re that worried about it, I’d just steer clear of eating harbour fish altogether. Plenty do. Personally I’m fine with it and the paltry volumes of fish I eat out of there are no concern whatsoever. Only Sydney harbour is affected by this problem. Fish the Hawkesbury, lower Georges, port hacking systems and you don’t have much to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Ok thanks. I do eat some of the fish i catch at balmoeal and d y and havent gotten sick yet so i should be fine. I was just wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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