Approach for Inspections of Fishery Products

Inspections of radioactivity in fishery products cover major fish species and fishing grounds, and species in which radioactive cesium exceeding 50 Bq/kg has been detected.

Analysis of accumulated inspection results, etc. has revealed that radioactive contamination levels differ depending on the habitats of relevant fish species, etc.

For example, contamination levels differ depending on whether the habitat is close to the sea surface, or the sea bottom, or in between. Therefore, inspections are conducted by classifying the fish species based on their habitats and fishing seasons, while also taking into account inspection results of neighboring prefectures. Regarding migratory fish, such as bonito and Pacific saury, which migrates over a wide area in the ocean, inspections are conducted broadly by multiple prefectures based on their migratory routes.

• Included in this reference material on March 31, 2013
• Updated on March 31, 2014