Wormy Fish

[JT26]

My dad just spent like a million dollars on cod today from QFC, and it had alot of worms.
We just picked them out with tweasers and called it good.
What do you guys do with worms you find in your fish?
And does anyone know the name of them?

[kevinb]

can't answer your question, sorry man. But I checked out your fish pics. Nice job bro'

[A9]

Various internet sources say its OK to eat the fish as long as the fish is cooked properly. I personally wouldn't eat it...

And usually they don't sell worm infested fillets in Grocery stores...You could probably return it if you wanted to...

[fishnislife]

I would not eat that fish for sure. I would be disgusted. Purchasing a fish with worms is wrong. Return them if you can. Or did you guys eat them?
Pseudoterranova decipiens (a.k.a. “cod worm” or “seal worm”) I believe that's the worms you guys have run into.
They're not hamfull if consumed onced cooked, but make sure you cook the fish to at least a 140 degree internal temp.



fishnislife

[panfisher]

i myself have caught wormy fish and have eaten them but i really don,t think i would buy this delicacy! just think of the all-you-can-eat fish out there that most likely have some form of it.

[kuttkilla]

My dad just spent like a million dollars on cod today from QFC, and it had alot of worms.
We just picked them out with tweasers and called it good.

Do not eat it. Period. Go back and get a refund. Worms in cod is bad news. Worms in any fish isn't good.

[A9]

My dad just spent like a million dollars on cod today from QFC, and it had alot of worms.
We just picked them out with tweasers and called it good.

Do not eat it. Period. Go back and get a refund. Worms in cod is bad news. Worms in any fish isn't good.

They do occur naturally and while they do say the meat is still good, they aren't allowed to sell the fish if there is worms in it.

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If you have caught halibut you know that more often than not your bounty will have worms. The best way I have found to remove the worms is to bleed my catch as soon as I catch it. Since the gut loses body heat slower than the rest of the fish the worms will migrate there. Hence – no worms.

[Marc Martyn]

Here is where I am totally in the dark. I know nothing about catching halibut or cod. Worms? Are the fish bottom dwellers? Do they get them from the bottom? More on this please.

[kuttkilla]

Here is where I am totally in the dark. I know nothing about catching halibut or cod. Worms? Are the fish bottom dwellers? Do they get them from the bottom? More on this please.

From www.fao.org: (this might help answer your question)...

"The life history of a parasitic round worm is complex. The adult lives in the stomach of a marine mammal, Phocanema in the grey seal and Anisakis mainly in dolphins, porpoises and whales. Eggs of the parasite pass into the sea with the mammal's excreta, and when the eggs hatch the microscopic larvae must invade a new host in order to develop. The larval worms of Anisakis are eaten by a small shrimplike crustacean, a euphausiid; the first host of Phocanema is a small isopod crustacean that lives on the sea bed.

When crustaceans infested with Anisakis or Phocanema are eaten by a fish the larval worms are released into its stomach. They then bore through the stomach wall and eventually become encased in the guts or in the flesh of the host fish. The life cycle of the parasite is completed when an infested fish is eaten by a suitable marine mammal.

Large fish tend to be more heavily infested by round worms than small fish of the same species. This is because large fish eat more, and therefore ingest greater numbers of parasites, and also because the larval worms, although inactive, can survive for a long time in fish, and therefore their numbers accumulate as the fish grows older."

[cavdad45]

I would not eat that fish for sure. I would be disgusted. Purchasing a fish with worms is wrong. Return them if you can. Or did you guys eat them?
Pseudoterranova decipiens (a.k.a. “cod worm” or “seal worm”) I believe that's the worms you guys have run into.
They're not hamfull if consumed onced cooked, but make sure you cook the fish to at least a 140 degree internal temp.



fishnislife

How could you possibly know that? Dude, you amaze me.

[Shad_Eating_Grin]

...
And does anyone know the name of them?

They are called "extra protein"

[Marc Martyn]

Kuttkilla-

That is what I love about this site!:cheers: If you don't know about something, someone on the site probably does:thumright

Thanks for the reply. I just learned something new:study: o:)

[FishingFool]

I was told this is very common.

[kuttkilla]

Kuttkilla-

That is what I love about this site!:cheers: If you don't know about something, someone on the site probably does:thumright

Thanks for the reply. I just learned something new:study: o:)

You got it! :thumright :thumleft: Glad to help. I actually did a lot more research on the subject of worms in freshwater trout and found out a ton of information...if you want anymore just shoot me a PM and I'd be glad to answer any of your questions...I learned that many of the larger rainbows and cutthroats (over 25" in Lake Washington) have worms...I let these fish all go, because wormy meat is spoiled meat, IMO...glad to help!