South Korean opposition step up pressure on government to condemn Japan’s Fukushima water release

SEAFOOD VENDORS FEEL HELPLESS

Meanwhile, many vendors at Noryangjin fish market, the largest fisheries market in Seoul, told CNA that they feel helpless, even as the debate over Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean rages on. 

“What can we do?” said one vendor. “We don’t have the power to stop it, and so I just hope the discharge will have a very limited impact.”

Many South Korean consumers are worried that the country’s sea products could be contaminated by wastewater released into the sea by Japan.

“Of course I am worried about the safety of (the products) before and after the release,” said a resident. 

“Because this is related to what I consume, and since I have children, I am worried.”