群馬縣漁業協會嚴控魚獲安全基準

Late last month the NHK News on-line reported the following:
群馬県は、県内の９つの川や沼の魚から検出された放射性セシウムが、来月から食品に適用される国の新しい基準値を超えているとして、これらの場所で、来月から釣りを自粛するよう地元のそれぞれの漁協に要請しました。
群馬県によりますと、先月から今月にかけて、県内の川や沼で魚に含まれる放射性物質を検査したところ、９つの川や沼で、ヤマメやイワナなどから１キロ当たり１０５ベクレルから４９０ベクレルの放射性セシウムが検出されました。
これは国の今の暫定基準値以下ですが、来月から導入される新しい基準値の１キロ当たり１００ベクレルを超えているため、群馬県は２６日、それぞれの川や沼の漁業協同組合に対し、ヤマメやイワナなど食用にする魚の釣りを来月１日から自粛するよう要請しました。
対象となるのは、前橋市内を流れる赤城白川と、川場村を流れる薄根川など８つの川のそれぞれ一部の流域と、前橋市の赤城大沼です。
群馬県によりますと、これらの川や沼の魚は市場には流通せず、釣り客などが持ち帰るケースがほとんどだということです。
県は対象となる８つの川の詳しい場所を県のホームページでも公表し、釣りの自粛を呼びかける一方、今後行う検査で３回連続して新しい基準値を下回った川や沼については、自粛の要請を解除することにしています。
(試譯文)
In Gumma prefecture, noting that the radioactive cesium detected from the fish of nine rivers and a swamp within the prefecture had exceeded the new standard value of the country to be applied to food starting from next month (April), these locations were requested by individual local fisherman's cooperative association to exercise self-control in fishing starting from next month.
According to Gumma prefecture, when inspecting the radioactive material per kilo contained in the fish in rivers and a swamp within the prefecture, staring from last month up to this month radioactive cesium ranging from 105 to 490-Bq were detected from the landlocked salmon, char etc. in nine rivers and a swamp.
Although this was below the interim standard value of the country at the moment, since it would exceed the 100 Bq per kilo new standard value to be introduced next month, on the 26th Gumma prefecture requested the various fisherman's co-operative associations of these rivers and swamps to exercise fishing self-control starting from the 1st of the next month over fish caught for eating purposes, such as the landlocked salmon and char.
Regarding the target, it was the eight rivers with a portion that ran through the region, such as river Akagi Shirakawa that run through Maebashi, and river Usunegawa that flowed through Kawaba-mura; and also the Akagi Onuma of Maebashi.
According to the Gumma Prefecture, it was said that the fish of these rivers and a swamp was not circulated in the market; in most cases fishing visitors etc. brought it home.
At the moment the prefecture released the details of the locations of the eight rivers in its prefecture homepage and appealed for self-discipline in fishing; this request for self-discipline on the rivers and a swamp would be cancelled when in the inspections to be conducted from now on could show a value below the new standard for 3 times continuously.

It seems that the prefecture is serious about following the new standard on radioactive cesium applicable to sea food.