Researchers from Standford University's Hopkins Marine Station found Pacific Bluefin Tuna tested positive for radiation stemming from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster. The levels of radiocesium are considered below a dangerous amount for human consumption- Dr. Madigan, from the Marine Study Group commented 'we're exposed to radiation in almost all the food we eat'. Pregnant women and nursing mothers may want to restrict their diet of these tuna.
40% of bottom eating fish near Japan tested positive to cesium radiation. Japan has banned the international sale of fish caught close to the nuclear plant.
This contamination report may benefit Pacific Bluefin Tuna whose population has plummeted 96% due to it being the #1 popular fish in Sushi.