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Japan's fishermen struggle to stay afloat amid fish bans, radiated water releases
The discovery of fish carrying high levels of radioactive materials off the Pacific Coast is stoking concerns about the viability of Japan's seafood industry. Link Removed Fishermen unload their catch at the Hirakata fish market in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, south of the stricken...- whoosh
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VIDEO Fukushima Japan plutonium radiation and the Pacific Ocean
Facts In Brief FISHERMEN AND SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS DELIVER APPROXIMATELY 300 SPECIES TO MARKET EACH YEAR, FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN. Tablets only protect us against Iodine 131, not against Cesium 134, 137, Plutonium, Uranium, and Strontium 90 radioactive particles. It’s not a surprise that the gov’ts...- whoosh
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VIDEO One million dead sardines in Californian marina
An estimated one million fish turned up dead in a Southern California marina, creating a floating feast for pelicans, gulls and other sea life and a stinky mess for harbour authorities. The sardines apparently depleted the water of oxygen and suffocated after getting lost in the marina...- cybercore
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