[OANNES Foro] Extraordinary feats of transformation that are helping Humboldt squid conquer new territories

[Mario Cabrejos]

The extraordinary feats of transformation that are helping Humboldt squid
conquer new territories suggest it isn't done expanding its territory

Magical morphing jumbo squid are taking over the eastern Pacific

9 September 2015

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Magical morphing jumbo squid are taking over the eastern Pacific

The jumbo flying squid is taking control of the eastern Pacific (Image:
Brian Skerry/NGS)

 

IN 1940, author John Steinbeck and biologist Ed Ricketts took a trip from
the Californian city of Monterey, across the Mexican border and into the
Gulf of California to survey the intertidal zones around its shores. In
2004, William Gilly of Stanford University and a team of graduate students
retraced the voyage to draw attention to a changing world.

Where Steinbeck and Ricketts had found large sea snails, Gilly's crew found
only smaller or dead specimens. Where Steinbeck and Ricketts had seen
schools of tuna, marlin, sailfish and swordfish, Gilly's expedition sighted
few. The Gulf of California, formerly known as the great Cortez fish trap,
has seen a massive decline in fish and shellfish in recent decades. Most
fishermen will attest to it.

The thing that fascinates Gilly is what is replacing these ...

 



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