Radioactive whales caught 650 kilometres north-east of a damaged nuclear plant

[meow mix]

Radioactive caesium was detected from two minke whales caught off a city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, 650 kilometres north-east of a damaged nuclear plant, a news report said Tuesday.

Researchers examined six of the 17 whales during so-called research whaling in Kushiro city, which started this year's season in late April, and they detected 31 becquerels and 24.3 becquerels of radioactive caesium per kilogram in the two whales out of the six, Kyodo News reported citing a whalers' association said, DPA reported.

Since the plant was damaged by a magnitude-9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11, it has leaked radioactive substances into the environment.


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[Snoutport]

1. Leave those danged whales ALONE...you've done enough damage to the planet

[FLPanhandle]

4. +1

[annabanana]

2. About 400 miles.. I wonder how close they had gotten?

VERY disturbing

[suffragette]

7. Or how far schools of fish and eel have swum near to and far from the coast.

This could be radiation working its way up the food chain.

Agree - very disturbing.

[DCBob]

3. When the sushi tuna gets affected the Japanese will go ape shit.

its an ugly sad situation.

[Submariner]

5. Sushi is a ridiculous fad that will doom Bluefin Tuna

“SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH” FILM RELEASE: “Sushi: The Global Catch” is a powerful feature-length documentary shot over the course of two years that explores how sushi became a worldwide phenomenon. It asks the question "Can the growth continue without consequence?"

The film's world premiere took place on 8 June at the Admiral Theater as a part of the 37th Seattle International Film Festival. Director Mark Hall's “Sushi: The Global Catch” captures not only the history and beauty of this popular cuisine but also focuses much-needed attention on the environmental consequences of the overfishing of sushi-grade fish.

The traditions of sushi are discussed in the film by Mamoru Sugiyama, the Michelin-starred Chef of Tokyo's Sushiko founded in 1885 as well as with people at the city's famed Tsukiji market. The effect of the phenomenal growth of sushi -- including the overfishing of sushi-grade fish such as the Bluefin tuna -- are discussed by ocean conservation experts such as Mike Sutton and sushi restaurant owner, Casson Trenor. Visit the film's website at:

www.sushitheglobalcatch.com

for more information. Also check out the 6 June PR Newswire story:

www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5208516/-sushi-the-global-catch-delivers-a-powerful-and-thought-provoking-look-at-growth-of-a-global-cuisine-world-premiere-this-week-at-the-seattle-international-film-festival.

[DCBob]

6. No doubt... and I thinks it more than a fad.. its an obsession.

But this incident could change all that if there is some fear of radioactive sushi.

[xchrom]

8. Caught? Caught sounds like they weren't killed.

They were killed & not because they were looking for radiation.

[Shagbark Hickory]

10. There's only one way to catch a whale.

[NutmegYankee]

9. Maybe the fish will become radioactive and the overfishing will end.

I realize it's bad for the fish as well, but if it gets us to stop hunting them to extinction, so be it. We tend to hunt the top fish of the food chain to collapse.

[Shagbark Hickory]

11. Any excuse to kill whales.