Glad to see the same old stuff hasn't changed, conspiracy theroies and all. Fortunatley they are getting the reactors under controll and this will be mute point in just a few weeks. Realistically the radioactive particles could potentially end up in the ocean in large quantities. The ocean currents travel north into the bearing, and yes could carry radioactive particles in that direction. At worst it would kill off plankton and zooplankton creating a gap in the food chain, potentially leading to a lower return of fish. Fish by some miracle of grand design or evolution or whatever you believe, seam to rid themselves of radiation rather quickly, as it doesn't deposit in them like it does us. Must be all the seafood they eat or something.
So no, it probably wont affect our fish returns, or our abilty to enjoy the sweet taste of springer flesh while we watch the 6:00 pm news and get bent out of shape and attack a guy with a legit question.
For all of you that wanted this thread to go away, a simple answer to the guy's question would have made this whole thing stop. He has fears about how he and the rest of the west coast are going to be affected, while maybe poorly worded, at some point I'm sure most of you have had similar fears, if not you really wearn't paying attention. Yes the tragedy in Japan is just that, a tragedy, God save us all from such a day. The bigger tragedy is all of you who attack him for being open about his fears and searching for answers. Shame on you!