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RobertEarl

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14. CBS news report on Fukufish

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 08:20 PM

Mar 2013

Japan fishing crippled 2 years after tsunami

Ever since last year's nuclear disaster, Niitsuma is only allowed to fish once a week, and he must turn his catch over to a government lab.

Ken Buessler is a U.S. Marine chemist from Woods Hole. He went to Japan three months after the disaster and studied the Japanese government's test results for the next 12 months.

"The numbers aren't going down that fast off Japan since the accident," he said.

"Those reactors," he said, "either by the cooling water that's still being put on there, that's leaking out, or the contamination of the site, are still releasing cesium to the ocean."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57574739/japan-fishing-crippled-2-years-after-tsunami/

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Record radiation found in fish near Fukushima nuclear plant [View all] dipsydoodle Mar 2013 OP

I wonder how much radioactive fish they sell for consumption to America. valerief Mar 2013 #1

I would like to recommend your post. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #4

The tell was the pulling offline of the monitors up and down the coast tavalon Mar 2013 #9

Absolutely right you are. I wonder how far the irradiated sea water has spread. nt live love laugh Mar 2013 #6

du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2013 #2

Are fish in North America being tested. Fish migrate all over the ocean. Coyotl Mar 2013 #3

Are cows being tested for Mad Cow Disease in America? tavalon Mar 2013 #8

Yes. Coyotl Mar 2013 #11

Actually, no. tavalon Mar 2013 #17

The saddest thing is that many of these radioactive fish will live longer... hunter Mar 2013 #5

That's where our salmon go to grow up tavalon Mar 2013 #7

But it's also in the air. The plants we eat. Spinnach. We cannot afford nuclear. It isn't 100% safe. Gregorian Mar 2013 #10

Good point. What's safe to eat? Damn, I wish we had access to rich people food. nt valerief Mar 2013 #12

Move along, nothing to see here... AAO Mar 2013 #13

CBS news report on Fukufish RobertEarl Mar 2013 #14

Since the gulf oil spill and Fukishima I am really careful about my fish Marrah_G Mar 2013 #15

Glow fish. n/t Blandocyte Mar 2013 #16