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Monster Bluefin Tuna Found Near Australia, Suspected Fukushima Radiation
Scientists are to test a monster bluefin tuna caught off New Zealand to see if it carries radioactivity from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant.
Mr Worsteling said he waited more than 30 hours to hook the fish, then another two hours to haul it on board.
8 Comments on "Monster Bluefin Tuna Found Near Australia, Suspected Fukushima Radiation"
BillT on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 1:25 pm
No, actually, this is what tuna used to be like before we over fished them and now can and sell small sized tuna that would have once been used as bait.
peakaustria on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 4:23 pm
As a kid in the 70s tunas in italy mostly had this size.
Kenz300 on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 4:36 pm
Around the world we have a fish stock crisis from over fishing. We also have a food crisis, a water crisis an oil crisis, an energy crisis, a jobs crisis and an over populations crisis. Every one of these problems is made worse as the human population continues to grow every year.
autonomous on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 5:07 pm
Bluefin may reach as much as 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and 450 kg (990 lb) in weight so this is only an average sized large Bluefin, and many of these are caught near New Zealand.
It is recommended to avoid eating these large Bluefins since they accumulate heavy metals and other toxic compounds. These fish travel long distances hence the interest in testing for accumulated radioactive compounds.
KingM on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 7:23 pm
Why is this on PO.com? Are they trying to claim this fish is some kind of mutant?
DC on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 8:35 pm
All I want is a blu-fin tuna with a friken laser on its friken head……
energy investor on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 9:31 pm
So 50kms off the coast of Greymouth in New Zealand, is somewhere in Australia. Geography not the strong suit of this poacher.
It is a big tuna but not a giant.
IanC on Wed, 12th Sep 2012 9:53 pm
This is truly sad. Blue Fin stocks are down dramatically from overfishing. It’s like being proud that you bagged a black rhino or an endangered white tiger.
May the Peak Oil apocalypse save the biosphere from us ignorant humans.