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Fukushima : Japan | May 28, 2012 at 8:07 PM PDT
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Bluefin tuna record Fukushima radioactivity Science correspondent, BBC News Pacific Bluefin tuna are among the great marine travellers Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California have been found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident. FULL ARTICLE AT BBC
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Bluefin tuna is subject to fishing quotas of about 20,000 tonnes a year
Bluefin tuna is subject to fishing quotas of about 20,000 tonnes a year
 
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