SELLING AGAIN: For the first time since last year’s nuclear disaster on Japan’s northeastern coast, seafood caught nearby went on sale Monday.
LIMITED MENU: Initial offerings were limited to octopus and whelk, a marine snail, because radiation testing hasn’t consistently shown detectable amounts of radioactive cesium in them, according to the Fukushima fishing cooperative.
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RADIATION REMAINS: Flounder, sea bass and other seafood from the area is still banned because it still contains radiation above government limits. Seafood also is being tested for radioactive iodine, but its half-life is shorter than cesium’s, which means it’s less of a worry.
