Species Tissue N Age/size Year Hg Cd Pb Se Ref Cod Muscle    25 3 yrs, 53 cm    1994 0.01 Stange et al.,1996 Cod Muscle    44 1997 0.028     Larsen & Dam,1999 Cod Muscle    10 2 yrs, 49 cm   2000     0.017      Heilsufrøðiliga Starvsstovan Cod Muscle    10 4 yrs, 65 cm    2000     0.026     Heilsufrøðiliga Starvsstovan Cod Liver 25 3 yrs, 53 cm    1994 0.07     0.004  1.03     Stange et al.,1996 Redfish Muscle    25 1994 0.18 Stange et al.,1996 Sculpin Liver 5 15-20 2001 0.07 0.1 1.48     Hoydal & Dam, in prep Sculpin Liver 5 25-32 2001 0.26 1.19 1.70     Hoydal & Dam, in prep Fulmar Liver 25 Fledging 1997 0.19 0.38 <0.15    Larsen & Dam,1999 Fulmar Muscle*  10 Young birds   1999 0.13 0.28      Dam et al., 2001 Shag Liver 36 All ages 1996 0.5 0.5 Dam, 1998 Grey seal Muscle    20 Adult females 1993-95  0.8 Larsen & Dam,1999 Grey seal Muscle    21 Young 1993-95 0.38 Larsen & Dam,1999 Pilot whale    Muscle    50 Mean all**     1999 1.53 0.19 0.59    Olsen et al., 2001 Tórshavn 14-3-99 Pilot whale    Muscle    22 Mean all**     1999 1.99 0.25 0.66    Olsen et al., 2001 Vestmanna 8-9-99 Pilot whale    Muscle    21 Mean all**     2000     1.60 0.26      1.64 Heilsufrøðiliga Starvsstovan Tórshavn 9-9-2000 * Concentrations have been calculated assuming a dw of 25% **   The weighed mean for all whales was calculated using the average distribution of the age and sex groups from the study in 1986-88 (Bloch et al., 1993)