FISHING RESUMES OFF THE COAST OF FUKUSHIMA - - RADIATION IN FISH NOT A DETERRENT, APPARENTLY

Japan - Twenty vessels left Soma port before dawn Wednesday. A fisheries association spokesman told reporters, “We’re going out there to catch fish with the intention of selling them, so I’m really pleased.”  The federation claims that only fish which pass radiation safety checks will be put on sale.

Source: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/fishing-operations-resume-off-coast-of-fukushima

Questions:

 

Will Japan be applying radiation safety level standards from before Fukushima exploded, or those that have been adjusted upwards  in the aftermath of the disaster.

 

Will this fish be exported?  Will it be used for farm animal feed or pet food if found too radioactive?

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RELATED

The United States and Canada have raised the radiation levels of what is considered safe.

 

They did that after high levels of Fukushima radiation hit the American and Canadian coast in 2011.  Safety levels were raised as radiation from that disaster continues to flow in this direction.

 

Last April the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) again approved higher radiation exposure levels for the general population. 

 

As radiation rises in the environment, particularly as a result of the Fukushima disaster, with increasing amounts of radiation hitting our shores, our governments simply raise the safety level even higher.  In this way they can claim the air and the ocean water and ocean life are still "safe".  

 

Activist Post:  In regards to the changes to acceptable levels of radiation in water it should be noted that the EPA does not actually propose anything specific. Indeed, the EPA refuses to create a new standard for acceptable radiation levels in water.

Read more:   http://www.activistpost.com/2013/04/obama-approves-epas-higher-radiation.html

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