BaP did not affect reproduction (number of eggs produced or fertilization success),and no deformities were observed in 36 hpf embryos. Inconsistencies in results between Alsop et al.’s experiment and the work in this study can be explained by fundamental differences in experimental design: for example, here fish were fed 10, 114, or 1012 g BaP/gdiet at a feed rate of 1% body weight twice/day for 21 days before collecting eggs. By contrast, they fed fish up to 110 g BaP/g diet