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Eating Lake Crabs?
Posted on 7/19/19 at 6:56 am
Posted on 7/19/19 at 6:56 am
My FIL is taking Junior crabbing today at LaCombe. Junior has gotten into this and the FIL is wanting to have a boil this evening. He says nothing survives boiling water and isn’t worried about the bacteria in the lake of late. He’s old school and now on his mid 70s.
How much should I be concerned here?
How much should I be concerned here?
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Posted on 7/19/19 at 7:07 am to 4LSU2
Your concern should be if you are getting off of work early enough to have the beer iced down. No concerns whatsoever.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 7:52 am to 4LSU2
I would also think after Barry the lake a decent influx of salt water from the gulf.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 8:04 am to 4LSU2
I'd be more concerned about skin exposure to the blue green algae than I would be about eating the crabs. Exposure to the algae can cause significant skin irritation and direct ingestion can lead to other more severe symptoms.
But eating the crabs wouldn't give me any pause. It hasn't ever been shown to be in edible parts of fish.
ETA: Thankfully, it is pretty evident when you're in an area of the lake that is significantly impacted by the bloom. I'd tell them to stay out of areas that are impacted and to have means to scrub exposed skin with soap and water if they do come into contact with it.
But eating the crabs wouldn't give me any pause. It hasn't ever been shown to be in edible parts of fish.
ETA: Thankfully, it is pretty evident when you're in an area of the lake that is significantly impacted by the bloom. I'd tell them to stay out of areas that are impacted and to have means to scrub exposed skin with soap and water if they do come into contact with it.
This post was edited on 7/19/19 at 8:06 am
Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:16 am to The Last Coco
and just because it is algae doesn't mean it's toxic....
Posted on 7/19/19 at 11:43 am to choupiquesushi
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and just because it is algae doesn't mean it's toxic....
This x 100. The hype over a natural phenomena from the news media is toxic. Not the fricking algae
Posted on 7/19/19 at 11:45 am to 4LSU2
boiling may kill bacteria but it wont do shite to purge the toxic levels of chemicals and other pollutants in the river.
getting the shits is the least of your worries, getting poisoned by toxic chemicals that could have life long lasting effects isnt worth the risk in my opinion
getting the shits is the least of your worries, getting poisoned by toxic chemicals that could have life long lasting effects isnt worth the risk in my opinion
Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:07 pm to keakar
Water in that river is too diluted right now to hurt anything.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 2:28 pm to The Last Coco
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I'd be more concerned about skin exposure to the blue green algae than I would be about eating the crabs. Exposure to the algae can cause significant skin irritation
Really? I’ve worked my entire life on catfish ponds full of blue green algae and it’s never bothered me at all when I need to get in the water
Posted on 7/19/19 at 2:33 pm to keakar
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boiling may kill bacteria but it wont do shite to purge the toxic levels of chemicals and other pollutants in the river.
the river may be fertilizer laden but health wise.. It's better than many many many other waterways in LA.. nevermind the facts though... link to LA deq fiswh consumption advisories LINK
This post was edited on 7/19/19 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 7/19/19 at 4:26 pm to 4LSU2
Been crabbing on Lake Rd all throughout the "algae crisis" and have never seen it that far up the Bayou. It's been lingering out and about near the mouth of Bayou Lacombe. I wouldn't be concerned.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 4:55 pm to choupiquesushi
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and just because it is algae doesn't mean it's toxic....
For clarification purposes, it is commonly referred to as blue green algae but is actually a cyanobacteria. And I'm aware a lot of stuff in the water that looks unpleasant has no negative impact, but large blooms of bluegrass algae are in fact toxic to humans.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 4:56 pm to deltaland
quote:in low concentrations, many people are unaffected. And some people even at high concentrations. Regardless, with a kid, I'm going to be conservative. And in either case, I'm not worried about consumption
Really? I’ve worked my entire life on catfish ponds full of blue green algae and it’s never bothered me at all when I need to get in the water
Posted on 7/19/19 at 5:29 pm to The Last Coco
I caught some redfish as the water was rising from Barry. Fish caught in the marsh at the rigolets. Fish tasted great and nobody even got a hint of being sick.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 5:53 pm to 4LSU2
Well, how did they do? I wanna bring my kids this weekend.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 6:09 pm to jgthunt
They caught a lot of small ones. Junior got tired and hot around noon, so they headed in. He did want to cook some, so that’s what we are doing this evening.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 6:42 pm to keakar
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wont do shite to purge the toxic levels of chemicals and other pollutants in the river.
Sounds scary but I just don't believe it.
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