Apr 06 2011

Japan Plugs Radioactive Leak from Nuclear Plant

Plugging the water leak boosts efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Apr 05 2011

Japan Sets Radiation Safety Limits for Fish

The stricken nuclear power plant needs to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water to continue with repairs.

Apr 04 2011

Japan to Dump Radioactive Water into Pacific

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Marine Life,Nuclear Science,Pacific Ocean,Seafood,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:50 pm
Officials claim dumping four Olympic-sized pools-worth of radioactive water in the ocean will have no adverse effects.

Mar 31 2011

Top 5 Questions on Radiation Exposure

As workers try and contain radiation leaks from Japan's damaged nuclear plant, we ask the experts about the risks.

Mar 30 2011

Fukushima: Sea Contamination Likely to be Local

Tag: Fish,Food Chain,Nuclear Science,Oceanography,SeafoodDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:50 pm
Radioactive contamination of the sea from Fukushima is likely to be only a local problem, but may necessitate an exclusion zone.

Mar 29 2011

Japan on ‘Maximum Alert’ Over Nuclear Plant

Tag: Earthquakes,Fear,Government,Nuclear Science,Seafood,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:24 pm
Japan said on Tuesday it is on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where highly radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil.

Feb 18 2011

Fewer Big Fish in the Sea

Tag: Fish,Fisheries,Fishing,Fishing and Aquaculture,Oceans,SeafoodDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:58 pm
Overfishing has culled larger fish from the world's oceans, leaving smaller fish to thrive.

Aug 05 2010

BP to Cement Over Well

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Environment,Fishing,NOAA,Oil Spill,SeafoodDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:25 pm
BP is now filling its broken well in the Gulf with cement as extra insurance that more oil will not escape.

Jul 30 2010

Fishing Industry Fears Oil’s Lingering Effects

Fishermen have been an integral part of cleanup operations, but they could end up losing their jobs for a second time.

Jun 21 2010

Cajun Cuisine at Risk as Oil’s Effects Spread

The BP oil spill not only threatens Gulf seafood, but also the cultures and cuisines that depend on it.

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