Tuna Dishing The Japanese fishing ship, the Fukuryu j.aru - une inappropriately named Wortunate jragon’ - had a few tons of Fish in the well at the time of tie first detonation of tae ull gh. seriese Tne silo, accordivig to her Japanese master, was at Latitude 11° 53’ Nerth and lonpitade 166° 50' Last, about 30 miles from the detonation, The «ross fallout - which was chiefly partially nydrated calcium oxide in ali »robability, vith a relatively small anount of aixed fission oroducts - contacinated the fisi externally, omit “he fact of this contanination wags net acmrectated until after the sirip had docked at Yaieu and the catch had been iclivered to market. (na guxvorisinedy short time the fish were scattered in various municloal marsxets all the way to Csakae The Japanese vigorousiy pursued the recovery of Doce Tigh as soon as the contunination was realized, and 2 believe that all, or very nearly ali, of the fish of this cargo were recovered anu dastroyed. Yue damoact af tae press announcements was profound in Japan, and there was widespread apprehension that a Llarce portion of tne entire tuna caten mip hh be heawily contaminated und doadis ta persons comine tnbe contact with the fiche portions of the JapancGce oress save Som: baSLS Lor buese Veaurse Some fo sent hr. Serrid cisenbid of trie vealta an. aiels avon bore Cow York Merations OLDhee, to rokyva on Murch 19 to assiet dn tic coileectian of specimens for radlocucnical aiwlysis with paiicuaar rosubenes to vac onopdan of the Japanese fisherouen. cduovas instructed also to leok into the sitter of the monitoring of tung iis. vroupat inate Jada, Wat espeelil referunce for thosa destired for oxiort., On March 22 ] talkud with Ur. James 4. triooett of the cook eet oye awlaistewtiog conecvala caet cvaadbors a, of tune Pian comin Cate tee intited obates, ana oljered the supovort of Uhas office and the Jealth and .areby LAvoLabory dep uth a oro ura, bo wi ilever desree mipht be vwacerrary with resocet ta pot sersoqnel and Cgaipecut. Tnhey nave been nursudce tenor bering abate os Sae gorts al cable a9 the “ost Cnacte | tet a. Canned Tuna (1952) Japan exported bo ie. ee Japan exported to other cuuntrios 960,15. cases (inl 7 Obe CHS Der cage) 123,950 cases L,OGk OU cases