Sardine population plummets along U.S. West Coast — AP: Collapse of species feared

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13. Nope. Fukushima is not the cause.

The Pacific is 4,900 miles across. The radioactive water being released is trivial compared to the amount of water in the Pacific. Even at the high end of projections, Fukushima will have minimal effects on life on our coasts.

The University of Hawaii measured radioactivity (Cs137 and Cs134) off of their shores. It was immeasurable. So no worries about Fukushima with respect to our fisheries. Or many other of the things people are blaming on Fukushima these days.

Over fishing and climate change, acidification are more likely causes.

Fukushima is a devastating disaster. But it's not some magical thing. The release of radioactive water will not go beyond local effects. The Pacific is too large for it to have large effects. In fact, it wont even be small; it will have little or no effects. People should be thankful for that.

If you're worried don't eat Japanese fish, or those at the top of the food chain (e.g., tuna).