Fish Off Japan’s Coast Said to Contain Elevated Levels of Cesium
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Sharphooks
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If greenlings were migratory I'd go Vegan.....
It'll be interesting if cesium shows up in sockeye (plankton feeders)
Back in the 80's I used to sell pollock to McD's and BK for their fish-fillet sandwiches--we operated a fleet of trawlers in the Sea of Okhotsk for pollock and that was the raw material of choice for the fast-food industry after the East Coast cod crash. At the time there were stories circulating that it was COMMON practice for the Russian navy to dump radioactive waste from their submarine fleet into the Sea of Okhotsk.
My private nightmare was contemplating the consequences of a fish fillet sandwich to start glowing in the dark in one of McD's franchises....
I think Fukushima will be the poster child for the nuclear power industry---my guess is there will be more Fukushimas to come--live by the sword, die by the sword
It'll be interesting if cesium shows up in sockeye (plankton feeders)
Back in the 80's I used to sell pollock to McD's and BK for their fish-fillet sandwiches--we operated a fleet of trawlers in the Sea of Okhotsk for pollock and that was the raw material of choice for the fast-food industry after the East Coast cod crash. At the time there were stories circulating that it was COMMON practice for the Russian navy to dump radioactive waste from their submarine fleet into the Sea of Okhotsk.
My private nightmare was contemplating the consequences of a fish fillet sandwich to start glowing in the dark in one of McD's franchises....
I think Fukushima will be the poster child for the nuclear power industry---my guess is there will be more Fukushimas to come--live by the sword, die by the sword
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The scary thing is that they can't get the flow of radioactive waste water stopped. This could go on for a very long time before you even start thinking about the half life of the stuff. I had people out from Japan this week and they said it is much worse than their government is saying. Hard to think that just more accident like that in southern Japan and that country would be practically inhabitable.
Bent-Tip
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NcD4OC5ZLZ4/Uhw1jXp-EVI/AAAAAAAAA2w/1zKAKZ6m3T0/s1600/fukushimaa.png
We look OK for now if this pic is to be believed
We look OK for now if this pic is to be believed
aheny
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The cesium might last 30 years, but the fish which contain it wont. That stuff will rapidly get diluted into the environment as the fish die.
aheny
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From an engineering standpoint, placing their machinery for powering and operating emergency pumps and water containment below sealevel, in the path of tsunami's, was criminally negligent
trendsetter
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No, but it will remain in the food chain even if the fish die. They will be eaten predators and pass on the contamination. Then when they die they'll be eaten by sharks, bottom fish, crabs, seals etc. Then when these animals die they will be consumed again and round and round we go. It's a serious situation.
jeffywestcoast
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Has there been any studies on the Westcoast to see if any of this toxic stuff has made it this far west? in say maybe TUNA?? It's a big ocean out there..
aheny
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True, it probably wont be a good 30 years to eat predators, but it will all slowly dissipate and eventually end up on the bottom of the ocean. Im not trying to be a "harm denier", its just the ocean contains much more radioactivity than most people are aware, and in time its all going to end up sunk and dispersed. It wont be a matter of us waiting out multiple halflifes for it to get out of the food chain.
Klob
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It's a stretch, but I see a small potential upside. Considering the current local ban and future extended bans, not to mention the public aversion to anything caught even remotely close to the site, these stocks will have a chance to rebuild. Imagine a ban on fishing thousands of miles away. Still pissed that anyone would be stupid enough to build a nuclear reactor so close to an ocean prone to sunamis. Hopefully mother naturre can bail us out of this mess. Again.......
tincan
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http://www.vanaqua.org/experience/events/annual-and-upcoming-events/japanese-tsunami-debris
Vancouver aquarium is hosting an event tonight to talk about the Tsunami debris. I'm sure radioactivity in the pacific will be discussed. I plan on attending. 7-9pm tonight.
Vancouver aquarium is hosting an event tonight to talk about the Tsunami debris. I'm sure radioactivity in the pacific will be discussed. I plan on attending. 7-9pm tonight.
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