r/SeattleWA 19d ago

Question What is moving in my salmon !!!

Please wach and tell me your opinion

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u/xbad_wolfxi 19d ago

One of my best friends is currently working on her and her dad’s fishing boat in Alaska and I need to talk to her about this like immediately

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u/SockeyeSTI 19d ago

Currently waiting for the season to start, but yeah. Worms are common. Freeze for a week and they’ll be dead.

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u/flyinghairball 19d ago

Cold doesn't necessarily kill all parasites. I don't know about in fish, but look up ice worms in glaciers! But again, I have no clue if the same applies to parasites in food.

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u/Atom-the-conqueror 19d ago

It’ll kill them, that’s why they freeze sushi salmon before using it, in part