tom wrote:
I have the good fortune to be going on a kayak trip off Vancouver Island,
BC, and in order to try to stretch out my provisions, I'm planning to
supplement my protein intake by (sal****er-only) fishing --- salmon,
snapper,
rock-cod, geoduck, mussels. I love sushi and think preparing the catch this
way
would be good --- how much fresher can you get than minutes old? Rice is
compact
and easy to transport in large quantities.

My question is about parasites --- Health Canada has a lot of extremely
technical info about L2 vs L3 larvae, and their appearance at various larval
stages and simply say that
rock-cod and salmon are liable to infestation, but say nothing about
bivalves.

Our waters are cold year round, 8C --- I understand this is better than the
tropics (for parasites)?

Is there one species of fish that is less susceptible to Anisakiasis?
Snapper? Rock-cod? Salmon?
Geo-ducks are plentiful where I'm going --- are they liable to parasite
infestation?

Should I even be worried about Anisakiasis or other parasites?

I am not an expert, but from what I have gather from this newsgroup
Anisakasis parasite is an issue with Pacific salmon. I don't know about
bivalves, I wouldn't think they are vunerable to flatworm infestation.
I would not eat the salmon raw, or without deep freezing to weaken the
larvae.

--
Dan