Fish Consumption Practices Among Frequent Fishers of Five Ontario Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs)

Surveys of 91 fishers along Lake Ontario were conducted to identify patterns of consumption and risk. Of these, about were half were of European/American/Canadian (E) origin, and the other of Asian (A) origin. Rock bass, largemouth bass, and white bass were preferred among the A, while the E preferred yellow perch, walleye, and smallmouth bass. All removed the fat and preferred to fry the fish. While the E group ate filets and steaks, the A group at more fish parts. There was a wide variation in portion sizes, but generally the A group consumed more fish than the E group, especially in the summer.