Radioactive Shrimp - No one mentioned the obvious

[Kwaka]

the seafood with Cesium-137 isotopes they have been pumping out of Fukushima for almost 15 years now. 

If it is the same Cesium that made it to Indonesia, then how much of the Pacific Ocean is now cooked? Would expect all the seafood in the region to have similar levels. Don't expect China to say much if they knew something. Any word about radioactive fish in Hawaii, Alaska or California yet?

Maybe the source is something else, a sunken ship carrying something, a nuclear sub got blown up near by? With the current tensions in the South China sea, a suspect until more reports come in.

[Quantum12]

Oh I know a great place for Cesium-137 isotopes. Detroit Crab House, in Farmington Hills, MI. 

When you leave there with your $200 bill you will glow purple. Not to worry right next door there is a Jax Car wash!

[BeyondKnowledge]

you vill eat ze sea-bugs!

you vill ingest the seize-em 1337!

Shrimp are not bugs. They are spiders. Too many legs for bugs. Also crawfish and lobsters are spiders.

[UltraBudgie]

Shrimp are not bugs. They are spiders. Too many legs for bugs. Also crawfish and lobsters are spiders.

The more you know!

Since I like spiders, I will be friendlier to shrimp.
But I won't eat them.
I guess that goes for anything with a chitinous exoskeleton.

[MichSwampbuck]

From Wikipedia on Cs-137
 

It is among the most problematic of the short-to-medium-lifetime fission products. Caesium has a relatively low boiling point of 671 °C (1,240 °F) and easily becomes volatile when released suddenly at high temperature, as in the case of the Chernobyl nuclear accident and with nuclear explosions, and can travel very long distances in the air. After being deposited onto the soil as radioactive fallout, it moves and spreads easily in the environment because of the high water solubility of caesium's most common chemical compounds, which are salts.

Fukushima released contaminants (also from Wikipedia).
 

Radionuclide release

Quantities of the released material are expressed in terms of the three predominant products released: caesium-137 ([sup]137[/sup]Cs), iodine-131 ([sup]131[/sup]I), and xenon-133. Estimates for atmospheric releases range from 7–20 PBq for [sup]137[/sup]Cs, 100–400 PBq for [sup]131[/sup]I, and 6,000–12,000 PBq for xenon-133.[sup][8][/sup][sup]: 107 [/sup][sup][13][/sup][sup]: 13 [/sup] Once released into the atmosphere, those which remain in a gaseous phase were simply diluted by the atmosphere, but those that precipitate eventually settled on land or in the ocean. Approximately 40–80% of the atmospheric [sup]137[/sup]Cs was deposited in the ocean.[sup][62][/sup][sup][63][/sup] Thus, the majority (90~99%) of the radionuclides deposited were isotopes of iodine and caesium, with a small portion of tellurium, which almost fully vaporized out of the core due to their high vapor pressure. The remaining fraction of deposited radionuclides were of less volatile elements such as barium, antimony, and niobium, of which less than a percent evaporated from the fuel.

In addition to atmospheric deposition, there was also a significant quantity of direct releases into groundwater (and eventually the ocean) through leaks of coolant which had been in direct contact with the fuel. Estimates for this release vary from 1 to 5.5 PBq [sup]137[/sup]Cs and 10–20 PBq [sup]131[/sup]I.[sup][8][/sup][sup]: 107 [/sup]

According to the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, the release from the accident represents the most important individual oceanic emissions of artificial radioactivity ever observed. The Fukushima coast has one of the world's strongest currents (Kuroshio Current). It transported the contaminated waters far into the Pacific Ocean, dispersing the radioactivity. As of late 2011, measurements of both the seawater and the coastal sediments suggested that the consequences for marine life would be minor. Significant pollution along the coast near the plant might persist, because of the continuing arrival of radioactive material transported to the sea by surface water crossing contaminated soil. The possible presence of other radioactive substances, such as strontium-90 or plutonium, had not been sufficiently studied. Recent measurements show persistent contamination of some marine species (mostly fish) caught along the Fukushima coast.

Basically all the references I find as to how much radioactive material is found in the Pacific are from 2011, after March 11 when it melted down. I'd have to really dig to find the updated measurements, as I'm sure most every country that borders with the Pacific is testing regularly. Food measurements could be skewed or even being hidden to prevent economic damage, so I'm not sure who can be trusted about any measurements. I have looked at the map projected from this 2011 data and it looks like it didn't take long to disburse though out the whole ocean.

Radiation Map

[MichSwampbuck]

Here is from 2016 . . .

Fukushima Radiation Has Contaminated The Entire Pacific Ocean (And It’s Going To Get Worse)

. . .
Radioactive Debris from Fukushima approaching North America’s western coast       Credit – RT
If that weren’t bad enough, Fukushima continues to leak an astounding 300 tons of radioactive waste into the Pacific Ocean every day. It will continue do so indefinitely as the source of the leak cannot be sealed as it is inaccessible to both humans and robots due to extremely high temperatures.

It should come as no surprise, then, that Fukushima has contaminated the entire Pacific Ocean in just five years. This could easily be the worst environmental disaster in human history and it is almost never talked about by politicians, establishment scientists, or the news. It is interesting to note that TEPCO is a subsidiary of General Electric (also known as GE), one of the largest companies in the world, which has considerable control over numerous news corporations and politicians alike. Could this possibly explain the lack of news coverage Fukushima has received in the last five years? There is also evidence that GE knew about the poor condition of the Fukushima reactors for decades and did nothing. This led 1,400 Japanese citizens to sue GE for their role in the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Even if we can’t see the radiation itself, some parts of North America’s western coast have been feeling the effects for years. Not long after Fukushima, fish in Canada began bleeding from their gills, mouths, and eyeballs. This “disease” has been ignored by the government and has decimated native fish populations, including the North Pacific herring. Elsewhere in Western Canada, independent scientists have measured a 300% increase in the level of radiation. According to them, the amount of radiation in the Pacific Ocean is increasing every year. Why is this being ignored by the mainstream media? It might have something to do with the fact that the US and Canadian governments have banned their citizens from talking about Fukushima so “people don’t panic.”
 
Credit – AP
Further south in Oregon, USA, starfish began losing legs and then disintegrating entirely when Fukushima radiation arrived there in 2013. Now, they are dying in record amounts, putting the entire oceanic ecosystem in that area at risk. However, government officials say Fukushima is not to blame even though radiation in Oregon tuna tripled after Fukushima. In 2014, radiation on California beaches increased by 500 percent. In response, government officials said that the radiation was coming from a mysterious “unknown” source and was nothing to worry about.
However, Fukushima is having a bigger impact than just the West coast of North America. Scientists are now saying that the Pacific Ocean is already radioactive and is currently at least 5-10 times more radioactive than when the US government dropped numerous nuclear bombs in the Pacific during and after World War II. If we don’t start talking about Fukushima soon, we could all be in for a very unpleasant surprise.

https://peakoil.com/enviroment/fukushima...ent-page-2

[MichSwampbuck]

I wanted to add that it does bio-accumulate and is something that will keep radiating those areas in the human body where they accumulate. It gets eliminated pretty quickly though, plus you'd have to eat a lot of shrimp all the time for it to out right kill you. Also, Cs-137 is just one out of a total of 7 types of radioactive waste they say it is "bleeding" into the ocean.

[Kwaka]

So 8 years ago there where already reports of increased radiation levels reaching the USA from Fukushima. What has happened to all the EPA monitoring of fish radiation levels over these years? Has it just fell into a black hole guarded by the usual eugenic crew?

Why is it now that Indonesia tripped the alarm bells? Are we going to be seeing more similar reports start to surface all around the Pacific or will this topic continue to be censored?

[MichSwampbuck]

So 8 years ago there where already reports of increased radiation levels reaching the USA from Fukushima. What has happened to all the EPA monitoring of fish radiation levels over these years? Has it just fell into a black hole guarded by the usual eugenic crew?

Why is it now that Indonesia tripped the alarm bells? Are we going to be seeing more similar reports start to surface all around the Pacific or will this topic continue to be censored?

The search engines keep repeating the results from old FDA and NOAA studies, along with other old scientific studies.

However, I noticed that there was a concern for tribal fishing along the Canadian coast, but no current Canadian government data I could find easily. Then I got some detailed information from the State of Alaska in the form of a list. The website has the list and a link to a PDF file.

https://dec.alaska.gov/eh/vet/fish-monit...kan-waters
 

Great State of Alaska
Division of Environmental Health
Office of the State Veterinarian

Radioisotopes in Fish Caught in Alaska Waters
Fukushima Radiation Concerns
Fish samples collected: 2014-2024
 
Beginning in 2014, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, in collaboration with the Department of Health and the FDA has tested fish samples collected in Alaskan waters for cesium-134, cesium-137 and iodine-131 radioisotopes. The Fish Monitoring Program developed the sampling plan for this project in order to collect relevant species from important fishery areas around the State. All samples tested by the FDA through April 11, 2025 resulted in non-detects.

Starting in 2016, samples have been analyzed in-state at the Environmental Health Laboratory (EHL) using a Portable Gamma Ray Analyzer developed by the FDA and Canberra. The sample is analyzed here at the EHL, and the results are sent to FDA scientists at the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center for interpretation. This allows for much quicker turnaround time resulting in more timely results. Additionally, if the need arises, this instrument would allow for effective, in-state assessment and monitoring of Cs-134 and Cs-137.

I noticed how the FDA can't detect anything in 2025, yet the list of fish and sea food with radioactive contamination from the previous years is pretty long. Check out that list to see what you should avoid eating.

[Kwaka]

 Check out that list to see what you should avoid eating.

The long term trend is an increasing level. As radioactive iodine radiation levels started to pick up, in 2016 stopped measuring after that. There is also some pickup happening with the cesium in 2024.

I can only find one report from Australia in 2015

Background Radioactivity in Northern Australian Seafood

The levels are on the high end of the results found in Canada. Determined safe to eat. Now that Indonesia is getting to levels that are not safe too eat, the Northern end of Western Australia will be getting similar results shortly. It will take more time for the higher concentrations to spread around Queensland and Southern WA.

Currently in South Australia there has been a big sea life die off and toxic foam going on the past couple of weeks as an algae bloom passes by?

As for why it could be tough getting more recent data on the issue, the results ain't good? While Fukushima continues to bubble away the concentration levels only have one direction to go, up.

What if Elon was to get one of his tunnel boring machines to dig a 2km deep hole under the reaction zone and drop the molten mess further out of harms way?