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Pete Knutson and his son Dylan sell local Pacific salmon at outdoor markets around the Seattle area. The sign on their stall at a recent market in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood reads, “In response to multiple customer inquiries regarding the Fukushima i

Worried about radioactive ‘Fukushima’ fish in the US? Don’t be, scientists say

Environment

Nearly three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, many consumers in the US remain concerned about radiation in fish from the Pacific Ocean. One Seattle fisherman finally got his fish tested, and found what many scientists have also found: there’s nothing to worry about.

New study examines how mercury in fish develops

Environment

Bidding for Tuna at the Biggest Fish Market in the World

Arts, Culture & Media
Tons of frozen skipjack tuna in the hold of the Heng Xing 1.

Tuna’s Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

Global Politics

The Tale Of A Big Fish

Business, Economics and Jobs
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Why the Threat to Bluefin Tuna Increased Because of War in Libya

Conflict & Justice

The threat to global tuna stocks increased this year as a result of the civil war in Libya. Fishermen took advantage of the chaos to plunder the spawning grounds of the tuna. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Richard Black.

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Can the Bluefin Bounce Back?

After decades of overfishing and a disastrous oil spill in its spawning grounds, there are now signs of hope for the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna.

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Radiation and Raw Fish in Japan

Environment

Debate is raging over the safety of fish from Japan in the wake of recent nuclear disaster.

The Mercury Report

The Environmental Protection Agency has just completed one of the most comprehensive reports ever done on the sources of mercury and its effects on human health and wildlife. It says that about 80,000 pregnant women and half a million children are getting too much mercury mostly from canned tuna. The Mercury report which Congress requested […]

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Mexico Backs Off on Tuna

Living on Earth’s Peter Thomson reports on the latest maneuvering in the US-Mexico row over an import ban designed to protect dolphins killed by Mexican tuna fishing boats. Some environmentalists say the Bush administration has agreed to lobby for changes in the US Marine Mammal Protection Act in exchange for Mexico dropping its unfair-trade grievance […]

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