Our Family Science Fair Project: Mercury

by Clyde

Many in our family have caught big-game fish in Hawai‘i. As our grandchildren Hunter and Hayden Nottage grew older, they began to fish with their dad and uncle. When Hunter did a science fair project, Hunter’s mom, April, asked if Grandma and Grandpa could help. We provided Hunter with some available information about mercury in fish. For starters, mercury is a natural product of the earth’s crust. Mercury comes in different forms, as explained on the website : some forms are used in dentistry; and others, like methyl mercury, are extremely toxic. Volcanic activity that is prevalent in Hawai‘i is one way that mercury enters the atmosphere. Mercury levels have been increasing; that increase began more than 150 years ago with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. In Hawai‘i, mercury concentrations in fish…

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Hawaii Fishing News (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2020

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