Mercury poisoning from Tuna?

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How big of a threat is this really? I've heard warnings not to eat more than two or three cans of tuna a week...but then I was thinking about eastern Asian nations, like Japan and Korea...don't they eat TONS of tuna? Wouldn't there be a lot of them with mercury poisoning? Please explain.
 
What makes sense to me is that if the tuna is caught within 20 miles of the shoreline i wouldn't eat it. The waters are so contaminated with garbage that contains mercury and a host of other poisons it's distressing. But if you're eating tuna from outside that limit it should be perfectly alright.
I live in Daytona Beach where seafood is , believe me, plentiful. But I wouldn't eat a shrimp or any bottom feeding fish because I can see the shrimp boats and they're not all that far from shore. But that's just me. Mercury scares pop up every once in a while but not enough to worry anyone but me.
 
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