Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US
By Alicia Chang AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES — Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6000 miles away — the first time a
Pacific bluefin tuna carrying radioactive cesium — at non-dangerous levels — from the Fukushima nuclear plant have been found off the coast of California.
FILE – This March 5, 2007 file photo shows workers harvesting bluefin tuna from Maricultura's tuna pens near Ensenada, Mexico. New research found increased levels of radiation in Pacific bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Southern California.
Apparently Pacific Bluefin tuna in the U.S. is showing radioactive signals from Fukushima, but officials say it is "safe to eat."
Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6000 miles away — the first time a huge migrating fish has
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