Biological monitoring in Tokyo (October 8, 2013)

Biological monitoring at SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM

I visited SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequence of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan.

SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM shows that a waterfall cascades into a mountain stream, becomes a river, and then flows into the Tokyo Bay. You will be able to observe these recreated scenes, the tidal flats and rocky shores of the Tokyo Bay, and the creatures that inhabit them. We can see not only Japanese creatures but also those of the world. There is also a stadium where you can enjoy dolphin shows and sea lion shows.

So I visited SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM to see effects of the accident against marine creatures which are grown up by Japanese food and water.
Fortunately, I could see them grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Tokyo Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on October 8, 2013.


品川水族館は主に東京の川と海辺の水生生物を展示している。氷の妖精と呼ばれるオホーツク海のクリオネや水面上の餌を打ち落とす鉄砲魚のショーを見ることができた。


 

Sea angel (Clione limacina)

Sea angel lives in the Sea of Okhotsk, northern sea of Hokkaido prefecture.

 

 

 

 

About SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM

http://www.aquarium.gr.jp/en/index.html

Google Maps

http://goo.gl/maps/ppKYf

SHINAGAWA AQUARIUM is located in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

 

 

 Japanese char

Pale chub

Japanese Freshwater Crab

Rainbow trout

 Musashitomiyo : Musashi ninespine stickleback

It is a small fish and endangered species.

 Japanese sea perch

Cherry bass

Fox-face

 Orange anemone fish

Orangestrip prawn goby

White Socks

Shrimp Fish

Purple blotch basslet

Bluestreak fusilier

Triggerfish

Redtooth triggerfish

 

 Archer fish　

（鉄砲魚）

 

Ornate cowfish

 Old wife

Elephant-Nose Fish

 Arapaima

Leaf Fish

Natterer's Piranha

 

Dolphins show us fine performance.

Dolphins eat Japanese fish.

 

 Magellanic Penguin

 

Swallowtail butterfly

I saw many butterflies in Tokyo this year and I couldn’t see any deformity or abnormality.

 

 

 

 

2 and half years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.

Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.

 

Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "the situation is under control" and "there will never be health problems."  He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."

 

As Tokyo is very far away from Fukushima, people in Tokyo have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Tokyo have already forgotten the accident, because it is very far away from the site and radioactive materials cannot reach there.

 

We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Tokyo. So people in Tokyo are living without any concern about the accident.

I continue to visit various places in Japan to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.



 

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/tokyopublichealth/