A shopper chooses packs of octopus caught in the water off Fukushima at a supermarket in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, June 25, 2012. The first fishing catch from Japan’s Fukushima coastline since last year’s nuclear disaster went on sale Monday, but was limited to octopus and marine snails because of persisting fears about radiation. They were caught Friday, and were boiled so they last longer while getting tested for radiation before they could be sold Monday. The sign reads: Sales started! North Pacific giant octopus caught in Haragawa, no radioactive cesium was detected. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE
TOKYO - The first catch of seafood from Japan's Fukushima coast since last year's nuclear disaster is being sold after passing radiation tests.
The Fukushima Prefectural (state) fishing co-operative said only octopus and a marine snail known as whelk were going on sale Monday.
They were caught Friday and were boiled so they last longer while getting tested for radiation.
The association said the amount of radioactive cesium was so low it was not detectable.
Octopus and whelk were chosen for the first test shipment because they measured low in radiation. Flounder, sea bass and other fish from Fukushima can't be sold yet because of radiation contamination.
The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami devastated the northeastern Japan coast.
