Start Whaling Infected Nuclear Radiation

Radioactive Cesium was detected in two minke whales caught in the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan. This fish was captured about 650 kilometers northeast of nuclear power plants in Fukushima damaged by the earthquake and tsunami, last March.

At that time, researchers conducted an examination of six of the 17 whales that exist in the region. Two of the six popes who examined known affected radioactive cesium and 24.3 to 31 becquerel per kilogram.

Although the level of radioactivity detected was well below the threshold of 500 becquerel per kilogram, but the researchers stated that the contamination was ascertained from the current crisis is still continuing at a nuclear power plant Fukushima Daiichi.

Quoted from News24, June 16, 2011, since the plant was hit by a magnitude 9 and be continued waves of the tsunami on 11 March, the radioactive substance has leaked into the surrounding region. And the discovery of radiation on whales, indicating that the leak has become widespread.

Since 1987, Japan had indeed stopped whaling for commercial needs in accordance with international regulations enacted in 1986.

However, the Japanese exploit loopholes in the regulations to continue to catch whales for reasons of scientific research. Some circles alleged that they were actually making arrests for financial gain.

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