BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) - According to Kyodo News Agency, Tokyo Electric Power Company has reported that the radioactive element cesium content in the fish caught in the harbor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant exceeds 180 times the standard. Tokyo Electric Power Company has stated that the seabed of the relevant sea area may have been contaminated and will fully investigate the cause.

According to reports, this Xu's flatfish was caught in May, with a body length of about 30 centimeters and a radioactive element cesium content of 18000 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding 180 times the standard set by Japan's food hygiene law.

Data map: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

According to the report, the location of its capture happened to be in the discharge area of nuclear wastewater containing high concentrations of cesium. Previously, fish with excessive radiation levels had also been found in the water area.

According to Tepco, there have been no fishing