Three months after the discharge of nuclear sewage in Japan, the number of dead fish is increasing, the latest of which occurred at the fishing port of Poche in Shima City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. According to the global network, dead fish have piled up on the shore of the Poche fishing port, seriously affecting the movement of fishing boats.
The local ** urgently dispatched excavators and other heavy machinery to clean up the dead fish, but due to the huge quantity, the preliminary estimate is as high as 1100-1200 tons, and the cleanup has not yet been completed, and some of the dead fish have begun to rot, releasing a pungent odor.
In just one week, there was another large-scale fish death off the coast of Japan, following a previous incident in Hokkaido, when a large number of sardines washed up on the coast of Hakodate, Hokkaido, and the carcasses were densely covered for up to 1 kilometer, covering the beach and water in a silvery white color.
And on October 18, a large-scale sardine death incident also occurred in a fishing port in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, and the corpses were densely covered with water, and the scene was shocking.
In such a short period of time, a series of large-scale fish kills have raised concerns among local fishermen, who believe that this may be a sign of changes in the marine ecosystem, which is linked to Japan's nuclear sewage discharge.
Japanese officials have denied this speculation, claiming that the dead fish had nothing to do with the discharge of Fukushima's contaminated water, and that they may have died from exhaustion and lack of oxygen as they were chased by large fish, or because they could not adapt to the sudden drop in local water temperatures.
Although there is no clear evidence that the sardine deaths are directly related to the Fukushima nuclear sewage discharge, Japan's categorical denial has raised questions and seems to be deliberately covering up the facts.
Some Japanese people have even questioned the fact that the port of Poche, located 600 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, may indicate that the Fukushima nuclear sewage has spread so much that the fish have migrated en masse.
The Japanese people's worries and suspicions stem from the loopholes and irresponsibility of Japan** in dealing with the Fukushima nuclear wastewater.
So far, Japan has carried out three rounds of nuclear sewage discharge, totaling more than 230,000 tonnes were discharged into the sea, but the Japanese side did not provide any data to prove it, except for insisting that the discharged nuclear wastewater met safety standards, neither did it disclose the data of the relevant sea areas, nor did it allow a sufficient number of international experts to track and monitor it.
More crucially, the domestic and international skepticism of Japan** has not caused it to reflect on or change its decision, but has instead demanded that other countries take responsibility for its unilateral decision. ** Chang Wang Yi has made clear his request to Japan for independent monitoring, emphasizing that the solution can only be solved by finding a common solution from a scientific perspective.
If Japan really wants to solve the problem, it should respond positively, which is not only responsible to the international community, but also to the lives and health of its own people.