i mean, they are constantly in salt water?
2006-08-02 18:16:00 · 9 answers · asked by Big hands Big feet 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
i dont know, some of you think they do taste salty, they dont to me, maybe some kinds I haven't tried, but to me cod, snapper, halibut, shrimp, crab... they taste mild and sweet, not salty
2006-08-02 18:34:20 · update #1
I guess tuna is kind of salty, but it is canned with salt added, fresh tuna doesnt
(to me)
2006-08-02 18:35:32 · update #2
Because they all have a special kind of gland that separates out the salt from the water they take in and this gland excretes it back into the ocean. Ocean water has exactly the same saltiness and salt content and concentration as blood plasma. It is .9% NaCl. Wierd huh?
2006-08-02 18:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by Tony T 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They DO have a salty taste! That is the lure of salt water fish.
2006-08-02 18:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anna M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fish's body has to control the amount of salt inside to control the amount of water inside the fish. Plants do the same thing. I am just guessing though.
2006-08-02 18:21:33 · answer #3 · answered by KFIfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are generaly washed while preparing the fish so as to eliminate that effect. Also the outside of the fish is the part that is exposed to salt water, not the part you eat.
2006-08-02 18:20:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish probably have a really amazing excretory system that is really good at removing salt from the body.
2006-08-02 20:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by عبد الله (ドラゴン) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their bodies still hafta maintain the biologically "right" amount/concentration of salt in their system, or their cells would either shrivel up and die or just pop
2006-08-02 18:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by tell me all!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is salty ahmmm.. because they eat planktons..
2006-08-02 18:20:57 · answer #7 · answered by karisma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they kinda do actually, alot more than other meats do.
2006-08-02 18:19:22 · answer #8 · answered by Love em or hate em 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz they rinse the fish first... DUH! hahha acutlaly i dunno i just wanted 2 points! =]
2006-08-02 18:20:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋