Response to "a silver (actually cesium) lining: traces of Fukushima disaster fallout help scientist track tuna
The article listed above is a perfect representation of the shortsightedness of Western thinking. In addition the article is a microcosm of the manner in which Western Political, Economic and Social Structures operate.
The article traces Bluefin Tuna off the coast of California by following the levels of radioactive isotopes. And the article argues that the levels of radioactivity are not harmful and could actually aid conversation efforts.
The argument listed by Marissa Fessenden, the author of the article, is representative of the West's "bomb to safety, war for democracy, humanitarian military aid, ect." First they create the condition- in this case it's nuclear power and/or large scale commercial fishing, second problems arise- nuclear power disaster and/or over-fishing and third the solution is provided with the same thinking in order to maintain the status quo.
No where is this article do we find a critique of nuclear power or over-fishing. In addition readers are left with little understanding of the long term implications of radioactive oceans that are over-fished. Rather we are left with the last line of the article stating, "The fallout from the disaster could unlock secrets of ocean life."
This article reads like propaganda and employs the narrow-minded viewpoint that created the conditions we now live in...a destroyed ocean/s.
