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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

The independent.co.uk with a reference to the daily mail. Credibility ensues

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

And well they should, it's ludicrous to think that there is any connection.

[–] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Aren't the fish deaths known to be related to recent earthquake activity?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Japanese officials have junked reports that linked the deaths of tons of fishes along the shoreline in Hokkaido with the release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Around 1,200 tons of dead sardines and mackerels washed ashore and crowded about a kilometre-long stretch of the coastline in Hakodate city last week, leaving marine experts baffled.

While no official statement has been shared by Tokyo, a report in the British newspaper Daily Mail blamed the fish deaths in the northern prefecture on the water discharged from the decommissioned Fukushima nuclear plant.

The fishes found on the beach were likely a part of a school migrating towards south at this time of the year, the station said, reported Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

Photos of the incident showed thousands of tons of sardines and some mackerels on the shore, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometre (0.6 mile) long.

The Fumio Kishida administration said it needed to discharge the water as part of a key step of its critical process of decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi plant, including the removal of molten fuel.


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[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, the Daily Mail! Such a reputable news source. I was hoping there was at least a shred of credibility behind the story, but I guess not.