The Most Radioactive Fish Yet From Fukushima

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by Tyler Durden on 01/19/2013 12:20 -0500



Almost two years after the awful nuclear disaster occurred, a fish caught near Fukushima on Friday January 18th had a record-breaking level of radioactive contamination over 2500x the legal limit. TEPCO measured 'Mike the Murasoi' at 254,000 becquerels per kilogram (with the limit for edible seafood at 100 becquerels). As Le Monde reports, the previous record (caught on August 21st 2012) was a mere 25,800 becquerels/kg. As further precautions, TEPCO is installing new nets 20km around the Fukushima Daichi site to avoid highly contaminated fish gettig too far and being consumed by other species. While Mike's family are no doubt distraught (at him being caught and being so radioactive), it appears (somewhat disappointingly) that there is no apparent third eye, lazer fins, legs, or other 'expected' 'blinky' malformations.



Mike - the slightly crispy looking Marusoi...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-19/meet-mike-most-radioactive-fish-ever-fukushima

[dlwickham]

1. at least you don't have to cook it

before you eat it

[lpbk2713]

5. An amazing breakthrough in convenience food.

Look for an infomercial soon.

[dlwickham]

7. has to be healthier than some of the stuff found at your local 7-11

[In_The_Wind]

2. I've been expecting to see that.

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[moondust]

3. I've wondered about the salmon.

I read someplace that sockeye have long-range migration patterns. I would hope that the government has stepped up its testing of seafood since Fukushima.

Relevant info

[1-Old-Man]

4. I'd just about be willing to bet you could find worse in the Columbia River

The Hanford Reservation (nuclear weapons materials production plant left over from WW-II and the Cold War) being the culprit.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Conveniently, our gov. does not bother to test fish or water or much else for radiation.

And in fact stopped testing on the West Coast for Fukishima fall out just a few months after the initial problems became known.

[mother earth]

9. Yes, indeed, very convenient. I wonder what the reactive time in resulting disease/cancer might be.

I have a funny feeling we may learn this along the way.

[nc4bo]

8. I was of the impression that it takes a generation or 2 to get an idea of any side effects?

Wouldn't Mike's kids or grand kids have an internal or external deformity or disease.

What about Mrs. Mike? If her highly radioactive eggs and were fertilized by Mr. Mike's highly radioactive sperm. Then what? 3 eyed glo-fish children?