The nuclear crisis has spread fear among people all over the world, but fishermen in areas around the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant say the perception of danger is unfairly affecting their livelihoods.
Although few of their catches are contaminated with radioactive materials beyond allowable limits, buyers and consumers have refused to buy, knocking down the market prices of seafood.
"How long should we wait until the situation gets better? For days? For months?" asked Tetsuro Tsuchida, head of Kujukuri Makiami Fisheries Cooperative.