U.S. Sen. Mark Begich attended Kodiak’s ComFish trade show, telling an audience of fishermen and those with fishing interests he will combat the perception that Alaska seafood is somehow tainted by radiation spilling out of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.
Begich said buyers are becoming concerned about the issue because they aren’t sure what the radioactivity means for Alaska fish products, despite reports from the Food and Drug Administration that there cannot be any effects on Alaska fish stocks.
“There is no question we know there are buyers now getting a little nervous about what is that impact,” Begich said. “So we need to make it very declarative that there is no impact.”
In a letter sent Thursday to President Barack Obama outlining the problem and requesting federal assistance, Begich pointed to other sources of confusion that have increased the worry his office is hearing.
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