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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Butch1949 on March 29, 2011, 04:53:44 PM

Title: this years salmon fishing
Post by: Butch1949 on March 29, 2011, 04:53:44 PM

any opinions on with the radiation now measuring on B.C.'s shores from Japan's radioactive outpour on the effects of marine live and food digestion complications......it's one thing to wash your hands in it and another to consume it! :-\

Title: Re: this years salmon fishing
Post by: Stuart Dickinson on March 29, 2011, 06:30:57 PM

Not concerned at all.  Do you know how much radiation you get on a trans-Atlantic flight?  I would have to eat nothing but Salmon all day long all year long to come close to the amount of radiation I get exposed to from air travel alone.

Title: Re: this years salmon fishing
Post by: milo on March 29, 2011, 10:25:21 PM

Quote from: Stuart Dickinson on March 29, 2011, 06:30:57 PM

Not concerned at all.  Do you know how much radiation you get on a trans-Atlantic flight?  I would have to eat nothing but Salmon all day long all year long to come close to the amount of radiation I get exposed to from air travel alone.

You are right, but that information isn't prime time news worthy. ;)

Title: Re: this years salmon fishing
Post by: fetoid on March 30, 2011, 09:53:08 AM

It shouldn't be an issue, what could possibly go wrong?

http://therangaandthekraut.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/simpsons-mutant-fish-blinky_0.jpg

;-)

Title: Re: this years salmon fishing
Post by: ~IvAn~ on March 30, 2011, 10:41:45 AM

It's ok....makes them easier to sight fish when they are glowing green! ;D

Title: Re: this years salmon fishing
Post by: 1son on March 30, 2011, 09:04:07 PM

Shouldn't big a problem very low traces of radiation

Title: Re: this years salmon fishing
Post by: Butch1949 on March 31, 2011, 06:00:44 PM

Hopefully 1son you are right, they have found radiation in milk produced in Washington State, but low counts, just as low counts have been found here in B.C. so far..., in Japan they are closing those reactors to stop the spew into the ocean which has readings to-day now 4000X's above acceptable low counts found here on our coast, we do know prevailing currents are going to send their water our way, sure it will be lower counts by the time our shores are reached, but the fish swim in that middle ground too.