| mercury bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in sympatric snapper species from the gulf of mexico. | consumption of marine fish is a major route of toxic methyl mercury (mehg) exposure to ocean apex predators and human populations. here we explore the influence of trophic structure on total mercury (hg) accumulation in red snapper (rs, lutjanus campechanus) and gray snapper (gs, lutjanus griseus) from the coastal louisiana region of the gulf of mexico, west of the mississippi river. the objectives of this investigation were to: (1) determine the effectiveness of the use of offshore recreational ... | 2007 | 17974344 |