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Is
This Giant Mutant Wolffish A Result Of The Fukushima Nuclear
Disaster?
Is This Giant
Mutant Wolffish A Result Of The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster?
Is This Giant
Mutant Wolffish A Result Of The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster?
Is This Giant
Mutant Wolffish A Result Of The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster?
Is This Giant
Mutant Wolffish A Result Of The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster?
A
Japanese fisherman has reeled in a HUGE wolffish - and it has
raised concerns about the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
in 2011.
The giant specimen
was caught by Hiroshi Hirasaka off the island of Hokkaido, close to
eastern Russia, and is one of the largest wolffish ever
discovered.
The species usual
only grow to around 112 cm and weigh 15kg - but the one found
lurking beneath the Pacific Ocean was a staggering two metres
long.
That is around
TWICE the usual size - and its gaping mouth is large enough to fit
a small child inside.
Fortunately these
fish only eat crabs and molluscs but the sight of one of these in
the water is enough to terrify any swimmer.
In fact, this
wolffish may be eaten itself by Hirasaka - who posted the photos on
Twitter.
He travels the
world to eat strange creatures and has even written a book called
‘Exotic Fish Species: I Caught, Judged and Tried Eating’.
He wrote about his
latest catch: “It was worth flying to Shiretoko [Hokkaido] twice
within three months. This guy is super cool!”
However, there are
now concerns that the mutant wolffish is a result of radiation from
the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Three of the
Fukushima’s six nuclear reactors went into meltdown in 2011 when
the plant was hit by a tsunami - the result of a huge
earthquake.
Pics: Twitter/hirahiroro