Commercial fishing operations are now underway off Fukushima's coast. Earlier test catches had found little or no radiation. The commercially caught catches, 5.2 tons of 11 varieties of fish -- including octopus, horsehair crab, blackbelly rosefish and angler, were screened for radiation, deemed to be safe, and have gone on sale.
The 58-year-old captain of a 19-ton boat that took part in the trial
said, "I felt good when I went fishing, but I'm concerned whether the
catches will find buyers. I want consumers to feel secure and eat the
products as we will only ship them after screening them strictly."
A 61-year-old official with the Soma-Futaba
fisheries cooperative said, "We can only earn a living on the sea. We
had come to a standstill, but we will move forward toward full-scale
fishing."
Source: http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20130926p2a00m0na009000c.html
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