wild-caught Alaskan salmon contaminated or not?

[Joy2012]

I just heard that China has banned fishing at some of her seaside cities because of the contamination from Japanese nuclear plants. So is wild Alaskan salmon safe for consumption? Anyone has reliable information?

[cherimoya_kid]

I just heard that China has banned fishing at some of her seaside cities because of the contamination from Japanese nuclear plants. So is wild Alaskan salmon safe for consumption? Anyone has reliable information?

I don't believe the currents flow in such a way that the salmon contact waters that have the Japanese radiation in them.  The water off the Pacific Coast comes from the coast of Mexico and flows north from there, all the way up to Alaska.  That's the water those salmon swim in.

[TylerDurden]

CH is right. I don't even think that it's an issue off Japan either, though. I mean, seawater helps dilute everything to near-zero-traces - there's a lot of it about. And the mercury-in-fish claims have already been conclusively debunked.

[Joy2012]

Thanks. I am so relieved.