150,000 SQ.KM of Pacific with Fukushima nuclear material - ‘Remarkable’ amount released in ocean

[FBaggins]

39. That's a big "IF"

if there's an uptick due to Fukushima that's showing up in Pacific Fisheries, as someone who eats a lot of fish from the Pacific, I'd like to know about it.

There hasn't been such an uptick. I don't think there have been any fish with Strontium from Fukushima caught outside of the area close to the plant where fishing is not allowed (apart from research).

For instance - Here's a recent report of a fish caught near Fukushima. It contained about 200Bq/kg of Cesium and just under 2Bq/kg of Strontium. That's roughly in line with background levels of Strontium that are found in fish around the world (left over from weapons testing and Chernobyl).

It's also useful to keep in mind that Strontium is a "bone seeker" in fish as well... and you probably don't eat fish bones. So even if 2 Bq/kg were a concern (it isn't)... you still wouldn't have anything to worry about - and that's a fish caugt off Fukushima (where they can't sell the fish)... not somwhere that could end up on your plate.

You have far more to worry about from mercury in fish than Fukurads.

http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/03/1-8-bqkg-of-strontium-90-measured-from-rainbow-smelt-in-minamisoma-city-fukushima/

Not because I'm all freaky-outy over any amount of radioactive material, but because I'd like to imagine the FDA and EPA are paying attention.

They have been. The place where imagination is actually required it to pretend that they haven't been.