What is the truth about the mass fish death incident in Japan?
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Reading guide: Recently, there has been news that a large number of dead fish have washed up on the shore in Japan, and there are so many dead fish that it is difficult for fishing boats to move an inch. We have never seen so many dead fish since we were young, and we don't have this concept, but at present, local fishery workers are processing it, and as of the 14th, it has been 85 tons, which is a huge data. This is the second time that a large number of dead fish have been recorded in Hokkaido, following the large number of dead fish on December 7. If it is simply once, we can think that some special situation has occurred, but it is thought-provoking to continue to appear in this situation.
According to the report, some of the dead fish in the fishing port with a large number of dead fish have rotted and emitted a foul smell, and a large number of local fishery workers are currently treating these dead fish. Due to the large number of dead fish, the fishing boat cannot drive, so the local ** invested some excavators and other heavy machinery to help ** these dead fish.
In this regard, the local fishermen are also very worried, according to an old fisherman, they are also the first time to see such a situation, this is the first time in 80 years that there has been such a continuous large-scale fish death, they are even worried that there will continue to be such a situation in the future, they do not know that the frequent occurrence of this large-scale fish in the short term does not mean that the marine ecosystem has changed, what is their future going for?
Japanese officials have firmly denied any involvement in the incident of fish deaths. To explain this phenomenon, Japanese experts have even come up with several possible theories. One possibility is that these fish are being chased to the harbor by larger predators, resulting in schools of fish that are too dense or that oxygen is depleted in the small spaces of the harbor, resulting in mass mortality of itchy fish such as sardines. Another theory is that these schools of fish may have rushed into a cold-water area, where they were unable to adapt to the cold-water temperatures, leading to mass deaths. They have repeatedly stressed that no anomalies have been found in water quality monitoring surveys and that there is no scientific basis for the claim that such information is linked to nuclear sewage and nuclear radiation.
However, the replies of their Japanese experts seem to be very pale, why did not there be such a large number of dead fish in the past so many years, but this year, after the discharge of nuclear wastewater, is it just a coincidence?
So other scientists were quick to respond to speculation about the cause of the mass fish deaths, with one of the main points of discussion being the relationship between the fish deaths and the discharge of nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. According to Japan's plan to discharge the sea, on August 24, 2023, Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water began to be discharged into the sea, and a total of 7,800 tons of nuclear contaminated water was discharged into the sea. On October 5 and 23, 2023, the second round of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water was discharged into the sea, totaling 7,810 tons. On November 2, 2023, a total of 7,753 tons of nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima were discharged into the sea in the third round. The fourth round is expected to begin in early 2024 with an estimated emission of 3120,000 tons.
These nuclear sewage contain a variety of radioactive substances, and if long-term and large quantities of radioactive contaminated seafood are consumed, it can cause fetal malformations to pregnant womenIn children and adolescents at the developmental stage, it can lead to developmental malformations;For **, it can cause damage to the hematopoietic system, endocrine system, nervous system, etc. The discharge of nuclear sewage into the ocean will affect global fish migration, distant-water fisheries, human health, ecological security and other aspects, so the mass death of fish in Japan this time is also a wake-up call. This issue is by no means limited to Japan itself, but also an international issue involving global marine ecology and environmental security. In the face of this challenge, we must come together as a global solidarity to protect our planet.
What do you think is the truth behind the fish dead incident in Japan?