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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Radioactive Tuna In Pacific Raises Questions About Fukushima Severity

Radioactive Tuna In Pacific Raises Questions About Fukushima Severity
Huffington Post
The finding demonstrates that the nuclear accident last March had a pervasive and enduring impact on the world's interconnected oceans. Although the contamination in these particular tuna fell well below levels considered dangerous for consumption, ...


Fukushima Radiation May Actually Save Bluefin Tuna

Forbes - ‎13 hours ago‎
A piece of Bluefin Tuna (Maguro) sits on a sushi plate at Yum Yum Fish in San Francisco, California. (Image credit: Getty Images North America via @daylife) This week, a trio of researchers reported that Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of southern ...

Knocking on Heaven's Shore: Bluefin Tuna Carrying Safe Fukushima Nuclear Radiation

Huffington Post (blog) -
So the momomteter tells us of another huge news story: bluefin tuna have carried radiation leaked from Japan's tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant across the ocean to California, where fishermen are catching them.

Radiation in tuna little cause for concern: expert

CTV.ca -
A successful buyer takes their tuna from the auction at the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Tsukiji Market is one of the world's largest fish markets, handling over 2000 tons of marine products per day. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) The ...

Fukushima has positive fallout for marine science

Nature.com -
Pacific bluefin tuna have carried radiation across the ocean from Japan to California. The radioactivity is well below levels that would cause concern for human health, but the results show that fallout from the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi ...

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