Monday, February 25, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com
thumbnail Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Feb 26th 2013, 02:51

Radiation from the nuclear disaster offers biologists an opportunity to study migrations of fish, turtles and birds across the Pacific. The research could benefit conservation efforts.

Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local fishermen.

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