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Environment & Energy

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)

2. Pollution from Fukushima?

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 12:14 AM

Nov 2013

Not sure if Fukushima is the cause of this, but we will see massive repercussions due the amount of radioactive waste that is barreling into the ocean.

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Sardine population plummets along U.S. West Coast — AP: Collapse of species feared [View all] DeSwiss Nov 2013 OP

holy shit, that's not good. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1

Pollution from Fukushima? CoffeeCat Nov 2013 #2

over fishing and changes in temperature and salinity can cause it as well hollysmom Nov 2013 #4

Nope. Fukushima is not the cause. longship Nov 2013 #13

Pacific currents say otherwise. GeorgeGist Nov 2013 #15

Science says no. longship Nov 2013 #16

I think that this is what happens..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #17

and the dominoes are starting to fall, Phlem Nov 2013 #3

I was thinking the same thing. Next will be something else...then something else..repeat 999 times. BlueJazz Nov 2013 #5

That's right brother. Phlem Nov 2013 #7

uh-oh. nt Deep13 Nov 2013 #6

This year we had a good herring run in the Georgia Strait NoOneMan Nov 2013 #8

What I find intriguing..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #18

"Collapse of species" vs "collapse of fishery" kristopher Nov 2013 #9

Overfishing is probably the reason for this Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #10

Overfished stocks usually give lots of indications in advance kristopher Nov 2013 #12

so who is going to help the solution by not eating anymore fish? nt msongs Nov 2013 #11

Hmmm.... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #19

Not like we weren't warned newfie11 Nov 2013 #14