Trace Metal Concentrations in Aquatic Animals Collected from the Coastal Waters of Gresik, Indonesia

A survey on the presence of metals in five species of fish and one species of shrimp was conducted in 2003 and 2004 along the Gresik coastal waters, Indonesia. The results showed that almost all metals measured in this study are relatively lower than the values recorded in aquatic animals from other regions of the world. Only the level of zinc was comparable to the results of the other researchers. It was also found that the level of metal in all samples collected from this area contained metal in their tissue within accept-able range for consumption. These data provide useful information for future reference.