Report on the Monitoring of Radionuclides in Fishery Products (Summary)
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Report on the Monitoring of Radionuclides in Fishery Products (Summary) April 2015 Fisheries Agency of Japan Update of the Report by FAJ • Since the Fukushima Daiichi NPS accident in March 2011, the Japanese government, local governments and relevant organizations have worked cooperatively for ensuring safety of fishery products. • The FAJ report in May 2014 gave a summary of information and knowledge obtained by then, in order to promote accurate understanding of Japanese fishery products domestically/internationally. • Almost four years have passed since the accident, and the level of radioactive Cs in fishery products has declined substantially. • However, concerns still remain among some consumers, and some countries and regions still maintain their import restrictions. → FAJ updated the Report in April 2015. 1 Ⅰ Measures to Secure the Safety of Fishery Products 1. Framework for Securing the Safety of Fishery Products 2. Monitoring Plan of Local Government 3. Actions to be taken in the event that the standard limit is exceeded 4. Inspection Results of Fishery Products 5. Inspection Results for Other Radionuclides than Cesium 6. Radioactive Cesium in Ocean Water 2 1. Framework for Securing the Safety of Fishery Products ○ The Japanese Government’s Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters establishes and updates “Concepts of Inspection Planning and the Establishment and Cancellation of Items and Areas to which Restriction of Distribution and/or Consumption of Foods concerned Applies” (“the Guideline” hereinafter). ○ Monitoring is focused on major fish species and those species which exceeded 50 Bq/kg in the previous year. ○ For the species which exceeds the standard limit in more than one point, the restrictions on distribution are imposed by the head of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters (i.e. the Prime Minister of Japan). 3 2. Monitoring Plan of Local Governments In case of Chiba Prefecture 6 zones: 4 fishing zones, inland ○ Each local government establishes fishery and aquaculture Monitoring Plan in accordance with “the Guideline” ○ Local governments divide their marine fish areas by taking account of fishing activities or distribution of fish species. ○ Monitoring is conducted for each zone based on monitoring plans. ○ If radioactive cesium levels exceed or are close to the standard limit, the frequency of monitoring is intensified. 4 3. Actions to be taken in the event that the standard limit is exceeded ○ In case a fishery product exceeds the standard limit (100 Bq/kg), the lot containing the product is recalled pursuant to the Food Sanitation Act. ○ In addition, the distribution of the fishery species is suspended, either by the local government’s request or the head of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters’ imposition, depending on the following inspection results. Workflow for voluntary distribution suspension or regulatory shipping restriction for sea fish. Distribution The Lifting the restriction measurements The standard restriction will be Local governments Monitoring is intensified limit is also imposed by the request the are reliably exceeded in director of Nuclear fishermen’s below the other Emergency associations to stop standard limit shipping the fishes in for more than locations Response question Headquarters one month at more than one locations. The standard limit is exceeded (>100Bq/kg) suspension Monitoring is The measurements Lifting the The standard Local governments intensified to are reliably below the standard limit limit is not request voluntary follow up the restraint on and comply with exceeded in development the requirements other locations shipping for lifting the restriction Note: Local governments and fishermen’s associations have their own criteria and requirements in place for voluntary distribution suspension. The chart only shows a typical example. 5 4. Inspection Results of Fishery Products (1) ○ Since the accident (March 2011) to January 2015, about 66,500 samples of more than 400 fish species were inspected for cesium. ○ Those inspection results show the following: • Shallow‐sea fishes, Squid and Octopus; While radioactive cesium concentrations were high in the immediate post‐accident period, the levels dropped off quickly. • Migratory fishes; No sample has ever exceeded 100 Bq/kg. Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Shallow‐sea fish Migratory Fishes回遊魚の例 Squids andイカ・タコの例 octopus Surface level 10,000 10,000 10,000 イカナゴ(コウナゴ)Japanese sandlance サンマSaury ヤリイカSear squid カタクチイワシ稚魚(シラス)Whitebait (juvenile anchovy) シロザケChum salmon ミズダコNorth 1,000 pacific 1,000 1,000 giant octopus 100 100 100 10 10 10 1 1 1 2011/3/1 2012/3/1 2013/3/1 2014/3/1 2011/3/1 2012/3/1 2013/3/1 2014/3/1 2011/3/1 2012/3/1 2013/3/1 2014/3/1 6 Inspection Results of Fishery Products (2) ○ In FY 2014, high readings (above 50 Bq/kg) were rarely observed in main fishery species and major export species, including bottom fish. ○ Anchovy/Sardines and Mackerels, which are major fisheries species in the Pacific off the East Coast of Japan, have shown no high readings (above 25 Bq/kg) since FY 2012. Surface Layer Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Anchovy and sardine Anchovy and sardine Anchovy and sardine Anchovy and sardine (2011.3~2012.3) 100.0% (2012.4~2013.3) 100.0% (2013.4~2014.3) 100.0% (2014.4~2015.1) 91.7% (220) (260) (131) Anchovy and 100.0% (199) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Sardine 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% (Nationwide) 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 6.0% 0.9% 0.5% 0.9% 20.0% (13) 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% (2) (1) (2) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Export in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 13,786 t, ¥1,335 million, ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ Destination : Thailand, Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Vietnam, Malaysia, etc. Intermediate Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Mackerels Mackerels Mackerels Mackerels (2011.3~2012.3) 100.0%(2012.4~2013.3) 100.0%(2013.4~2014.3) 100.0%(2014.4~2015.1) Layer 86.7% (290) (310) (275) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% (169) Mackerels 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% (Nationwide) 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 7.2% 4.1% 0.5% 1.5% 20.0% (14) 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% (8) (1) (3) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Export in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 105,906 t, ¥11,513 ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg million, Destination : Thailand, Egypt, Vietnam, etc. 7 Inspection Results of Fishery Products (3) In bottom fish, the trend varies with species. Some species showed almost no readings in excess of the standard limit since immediately after the accident. Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Alaska pollock Alaska pollock Alaska pollock Alaska pollock Bottom layer 99.6% 96.4%(2011.3~2012.3) 94.5% (2012.4~2013.3) (2013.4~2014.3) 100.0%(2014.4~2015.1) (185) (280) (199) 100.0% 100.0% (275) 100.0% 100.0% Alaska pollock 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% (Nationwide) 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 3.8% 20.0% 1.0% 0.5% 2.1% 20.0% 1.0% 0.3% 0.3% 20.0% 0.4% 20.0% (2) (1) (4) 0.0% (11) (3) (1) (1) (1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Export in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 41,445t, ¥4,610 million, ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ Destination : China, Korea Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Russia, etc. Nationwide Nationwide Naioonwide Nationwide Japanese jack mackerel Japanese jack mackerel Japnese jack mackerel Japanese jack mackerel (2011.3~2012.3) (2012.4~2013.3) 100.0% (2013.4~2014.3) 100.0% (2014.4~2015.1) 93.3% (187) (197) 100.0% 100.0% (168) 100.0% 100.0% Japanese jack 80.0% 62.7% 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% (74) mackerel 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 40.0% 17.8% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% (21) 9.3% 6.8% 6.1% 3.4% 0.6% (Nationwide) 20.0% (11) (8) 20.0% (11) 20.0% 20.0% (4) (1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ ~25 ~50 ~75 ~100 100~ Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Bq/kg Red seabream Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Red seabream Red seabream Red seabream Red seabream ( ) (2011.3~2012.3) (2012.4~2013.3) 100.0%(2013.4~2014.3) 100.0%(2014.4~2015.1) wild 87.1% (75) (96) 100.0% 75.7% 100.0% (81) 100.0% 100.0% (28) (Nationwide) 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% Export in 2014 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 16.2% 11.8% 5.4% (live) 1,869t, ¥1,311 (6) 2.7% (11) 1.1% 20.0% (2) 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% (1) 0.0% (1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% million, Destination : 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Korea, etc.