Fish anyone?

• Canada’s Food Guide recommends at least two - 75 g servings of fish per week. 

Pat MacIntosh, Alberta Health Services - Fish is an important part of a healthy diet for people of all ages. It is an excellent source of protein, vitamin D, and omega-3 fatty acids which help maintain a healthy heart. When pregnant women eat fish, it helps with brain and eye development of the growing baby.

However, some people avoid fish due to concerns about mercury. Most fish is low in mercury and safe to eat. Common examples are Atlantic mackerel, canned light tuna, clams, haddock, herring, oysters, rainbow trout, salmon, sardines, shrimp, sole, pollock (Boston bluefish), and whitefish.

Low river flows prompt advisory for Alberta anglers

Eastern Slopes Stream Advisory

Alberta Environment and Parks - Significantly low flows, coupled with consistent high temperatures, have created an increased risk to fish populations.

Until conditions improve, Albertans are urged to consider that fish are vulnerable in these stressful conditions and they should follow safe handling procedures related to catch-and-release fishing to minimize fish mortality.