It's nice to see Utah's DEQ paying attention and monitoring this important environmental hazard. The potential neurological consequences of elevated mercury in the diet are significant.

However 4 years ago, in 2004 when 46 states had fishing advisories for at least some waters, Utah had not even tested for that problem nor were Utah DEQ officials willing to conceded the need for such testing. It wasn't until a federal EPA mandated joint study with Utah state agencies first revealed the problem.

There hasn't been any significant change in leadership in those agencies and it is unlikely that they are moving forward as aggressively as is necessary on these issues.

Hopefully more public awareness can keep these guarders of the public health and safety on their toes and moving forward.

sooner than later we shall not be able to eat an ounce of fish for it will be full of mercury cause people can't watch waht they put in the lakes and streams that the government is suppose to watch over for us. Oh well guess my kids won't be fishing.

Yes. Our new light bulbs which congress decided we must have will help this situation considerably.

Why don't we just ban living? Tell us where mercury comes from. Why do we create new lakes without policing sources of mercury. Why fish? Why take any fish out of the lakes? How do fish survive in mercury lakes? Why not ban all motor boats on lakes? Why put fish into lakes in the first place? Etc., etc, etc......

Wouldn't it be wise to test all the wildlife, fish, animals, and insects in proposed areas for these hazardous chemicals before they build dams and look for the source and clean it up before all the land is flooded? The hills in the Wasatch forest are full of old mines and mining tailings and hazards so why do they flood the land before they clean it up? If the lakes and rivers are bad for fish then it stands to reason that it is also bad for humans. Tell us the full story and where it is comeing from and the real health standards of Utah's water supply. Before the resevoirs these residual mining chemicals filtered through the gound before it got into our waters, but raising the water levels has reduced the leaching process and contaminated our supplies.

What silly journalism. Who writes a story about the toxic fish and doesn't give any detail as to the cause? What kind of journalist is shy of the real story? The Deseret News need to grow a backbone.