Japan’s 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Food and Agriculture Implications

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Geographical information about where this report originated or about its content. Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami: Description The March 11, , earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused widespread devastation that affected many of the country's agricultural and fishery areas. Physical Description 18 pages. The numbers of ports in these three prefectures were: Iwate , Miyagi , and Fukushima The total damage to agriculture and fisheries in Iwate alone reportedly will amount to at least Of the 14, boats operating in Iwate before the tsunami, less than have been found to be operational.

A total of 6, aquaculture facilities for scallop and oyster have been destroyed. In Ibaraki Prefecture, three fishery cooperatives resumed round haul net fishing on the 28th. However, there is concern in the area about the long-term effects of radiation in the seawater of Fukushima as well as the damage that harmful rumors may have on consumer demand. Although radioactive substances have been found in the sea near the Fukushima plant, experts say that these radioactive ingredients will dissipate in the ocean. Thus there should be little concern about the safety of fish caught elsewhere in Japan.

For example, monitoring conducted on some fish including mackerel, in the sea around Chiba southeast Japan showed that the level of radioactive cesium was well below the set national standard.

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The Fisheries Agency also explained that cesium does not accumulate in the bodies of fish, as it is discharged as urine or through branchial respiration. No standard has been set for radioactive iodine as it only has a half-life of 8 days. Concern is also growing among Japanese consumers, and TV programs have been inviting experts to explain that it is safe to eat fish.

Nuclear Regulation Authority Monitoring information of environmental radioactivity level, Nuclear Regulation Authority.

Application of cost-benefit analysis to the regulation of foodstuffs contaminated with radioactive substances, Japan Health Physics, 47 3 Efforts and the current state of reconstruction, Reconstruction Agency. Maeda editors , Emerging Issues Learned from the 3. Field Guide of tsunami damage and reconstruction site visit in Miyagi prefecture, International Research Institute of Disaster Science. Tohoku Regional Agriculture Administration Rationality and Emotion, ppt presentation provided by the author.

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Agricultural Impact of the Nuclear Accidents in Fukushima: A prelim assessment of ecological and social-economic changes in selected areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, World Wide Fund. All papers reproduced by permission. Reproduction and distribution subject to the approval of the copyright owners. March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, socio-economic, environmental, agricultural impacts, Japan.

Japan earthquake and tsunami of , Britannica, Academic Edition. Fukushima and Ocean Radioactivity, Oceanography, 25 1 , June 24, Report. Multiple reports on fish radiation in Japan. Fukushima Minpo News Government of Japan Road to Recovery, Government of Japan, March Statistical yearbook of MAFF.