This hits home in more ways than one

China puts bans on shellfish from Washington and Alaska

http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/12/17/china-bans-our-shellfish-over-safety-concerns

This is the same this is the same china that has been shipping everything from toys to dog food with poison on it in the last few years?

Craziest part about this... its a wild caught batch that was SUPPOSEDLY tainted with arsinic. It wasnt even a hatchery.

I don't blame them. Radiation levels are getting to the point where people should be evacuated, but according to our government, some radiation is safe... I doubt that.

Expect levels to increase and see more stillbirths/defects around coastal cities.

I don't think it helps I live right by a nuclear sub base  

CrazedAce wrote:I don't blame them. Radiation levels are getting to the point where people should be evacuated, but according to our government, some radiation is safe... I doubt that.

Expect levels to increase and see more stillbirths/defects around coastal cities.

If you dont like radiation you better ditch your microwave and most of your larger electronics...

guys.... asarco dumped all sorts of goodies into the puget sound for decades.. its clearly possible that some of those heavy metals managed to work their way up/down the coast. i remember about 5 years ago the affected area was north tacoma alone, now it stretches from olympia to renton, and all the way out near port orchard area. all this being said i highly doubt anyone will stop farming up our shellfish, i know i spend plenty of time collecting my own clams, crabs, and oysters. just gotta be careful what you take, when you take it, and where its taken from. personally i just go after the typical steamer clams (commonly referred to as "butters") dungeoness crab, and the french oysters (im sorry i dont remember the name, its a species introduced to the area specifically for harvesting)

cichlid-gal wrote:China puts bans on shellfish from Washington and Alaska

http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/12/17/china-bans-our-shellfish-over-safety-concerns

btw its California to Alaska... that adds a bit more shoreline to the ban