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Products Approach for Inspections of Fishery Products

○ Inspections were strengthened by increasing the to be inspected and the inspection frequencies. ・The fish species in which radioactive cesium exceeding 50 Bq/kg has been detected and major fishery products are intensively inspected. ・Inspection results of neighboring prefectures are taken into account. Coastal fish Sea areas off prefectures are divided into zones in consideration of (e.g., Japanese catch landing, fishery management and seasons, etc. and samples sandlance, seabass, are collected at major ports. Samples are collected considering the , etc.) habitats of fish such as surface layer, middle layer or bottom layer. grounds are divided into zones off each prefecture from Migratory fish Chiba to Aomori (by lines extending along the prefectural borders (e.g., Skipjack , to the east) in consideration of migration of fish, etc., and samples and , are collected at major ports of each zone. , etc.)

Inland water fish Prefectural areas are divided into zones appropriately in (e.g., YAMAME (land‐ consideration of fishery rights, and samples are collected in major locked cherry ), zones. Japanese smelt, Ayu sweetfish, etc.)

Prepared based on the "Responses at Farmland" by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and (MAFF) MAFF Fishery Inspection Results for Fishery Products (Marine Fish Species Caught off the Coast of Products Fukushima Prefecture and Species Caught in Fukushima Prefecture)

(Samples) (Percentage of samples exceeding the standard limit) Marine fish species

Freshwater fish species Exceeding 100 Bq/kg 100 Bq/kg or lower Percentage

Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

As of November 28, 2017 "Inspections of Fishery Products for Radioactive Materials" (November 2017) by the Fisheries Agency Inspection Results for Fishery Products (Marine Fish Species Caught off the Fishery Coast of Prefectures Other than Fukushima Prefecture and Freshwater Species Caught in Prefectures Other than Fukushima Prefecture) (Percentage of samples (Samples) Marine fish species exceeding the standard limit)

Freshwater fish species Exceeding 100 Bq/kg 100 Bq/kg or lower Percentage

Mar.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jan.‐ Apr.‐ Jul.‐ Oct.‐ Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 As of November 28, 2017 "Inspections of Fishery Products for Radioactive Materials" (November 2017) by the Fisheries Agency Fishery Trends of Radioactive Cesium Concentrations by Products Fish Species (1/2)

○ At present, all samples of surface‐layer fish, such as Japanese sandlance and , migratory fish such as bonito and , chum salmon and Pacific saury, bottom fish such as flounders, and , as well as and , and , and seaweeds, show radioactive cesium concentrations below the standard limit in all prefectures. ○ The environment of habitats and feeding habits correlate to changes in radioactive cesium concentrations in the respective groups of fish.

Nationwide Surface‐layer fish Nationwide Migratory fish Nationwide Squids and octopuses

Japanese sadlance Pacific saury Spear Juvenile (whitebait) Chum salmon Giant Pacific

Results of inspections from March 24, 2011, to December 26, 2017, compiled by the Fisheries Agency MAFF Fishery Trends of Radioactive Cesium Concentrations by Products Fish Species (2/2)

Nationwide Shrimps and crabs Nationwide Shellfish Nationwide Seaweeds Wakame seaweed (raw, Japanese littleneck , salted, dried) Horsehair , snow crab (crabs) common orient clam Laver (dried) North Pacific () Surf clam Sea tangle (raw, salted)

Fukushima Fukushima Fukushima Freshwater fish (wild) Prefecture Bottom fish Prefecture Bottom fish Prefecture

IWANA (white spotted char) (wild) Marbled Olive flounder YAMAME (land‐locked cherry salmon) Stone flounder (wild)

MAFF Fishery Products Chronological Changes in Inspection Results for Fishery Products

In Number of samples Percentage of Fukushima Number of Inspection period exceeding the samples exceeding Prefecture: samples Marine fish standard limit the standard limit After the accident to the end of FY2011 After the accident to the end of 3,074 1,077 35.0% FY2012 6,270 791 12.6% FY20134 7,8478,753 181 48 2.3% 0.5% In FY201 FY2015 8,633 0 0% Fukushima FY2016 8,842 0 0% Prefecture:FY2017 (up to November 28)FY2017 (up to November 28)） 5,510 0 0% After the accident to the end of FY2011 Freshwater After the accident to the end of 545 173 31.7% 100% In Fukushima Prefecture: Marine fish fish FY2012 655 88 13.4% In Fukushima Prefecture: Freshwater fish 4 FY2013 938683 27 57 2.9% 8.3% FY2015 FY201 635 7 1.1% 4 0.6% Outside Fukushima Prefecture: Marine fish FY2016 701 80% OutsideFY2017 (up to November 28)FY2017 (up to November 28)） 662 8 1.2% Outside Fukushima Prefecture: Freshwater fish After the accident to the end of FY2011 Fukushima After the accident to the end of 4,361 112 2.6% Prefecture: FY2012 9,917 51 0.5% 60% Marine fish4 FY2013 8,9949,540 2 12 0.02% 0.1% FY2015 FY201 7,745 0 0% FY2016 7,086 0 0% FY2017 (up to November 28)FY2017 (up to November 28)） 4,213 0 0% 40% OutsideAfter the accident to the end of FY2011After the accident to the end of 5964 11 19.1% Fukushima FY2012 2,723 163 6.0% FY2013 2,625 52 2.0% Prefecture:4 2,237 23 1.0% FY201 20% Freshwater FY2015 1,788 7 0.4% fish FY2017 (up to November 28)FY2016 1,537 7 0.5% FY2017 (up to November 28)） 1,053 3 0.3% 0%

Percentage of samples exceeding the standard limit After the FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 (up to accident to the November 28) end of FY2011

* Coverage: 17 prefectures including the Tokyo Metropolis designated as inspection targets in the "Concepts of Inspection Planning and Establishment and Cancellation of Items and Areas to which Restriction of Distribution and/or Consumption of Foods Concerned Applies," which compiles basic approaches concerning radioactive materials in foods

Prepared based on the "Inspections of Fishery Products for Radioactive Materials" (November 2017) by the Fisheries Agency Fishery Provision of Information on Place of Product Origin to Products Consumers ○Since October 2011, it has been recommended to display places of origin of fresh fishery products, mainly those caught on the Pacific side of eastern Japan, by dividing the sea areas into 7 zones and clarifying these zone names.

Zones for migratory fish Display example [Migratory fish species] Salmon shark, blue shark, shortfin mako shark, sardines, salmon and trout, Pacific saury, Japanese amberjack, Japanese Indicate the water zone jack , marlins, mackerels, bonito and tunas, Japanese of catch on a label flying squid, spear squid, and neon flying squid Line of 200 nautical miles off the coast of Honshu

(i) Pacific Ocean off the coast of Due east line extending from Hokkaido and Aomori the border between Aomori and Iwate Prefectures (ii) Off the coast of Sanriku Due east line extending from (northern part) the border between Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures (iii) Off the coast of Sanriku Due east line extending from (southern part) the border between Miyagi and Indicate the water zone (iv) Off the coast of Fukushima Prefectures of catch on a label Fukushima Due east line extending from (v) Off the coast of the border between Fukushima Hitachi and Kashima and Ibaraki Prefectures (vi) Off the coast of Boso Due east line extending from the border between Ibaraki and Due east line Chiba Prefectures extending to the east from Nojimazaki, Chiba Prepared based on the "Responses at Farmland" by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) MAFF