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by sinenomine 1499 days ago
I avoid getting my omega from fish because it contains mercury and other "forever chemicals". There are suppliers of high-purity DHA omega 3 and that's good enough for me.
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You should eat sardines and other small fish. They eat plankton and krill and other tiny things and therefore do not bioaccumulate the nasty stuff like mercury and PCBs.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/canned-sardines-good-for-you

This is the right answer

Supplements have risk of bioaccumulation just like animals much higher up the food chain - small fish and bottom of the food chain animals is often a very safe and sustainable bet.

Some supplements (I was told) do perform treatments to eliminate mercury etc.