Thousands of dead squid wash ashore in Westport (Washington state)

Barrett808

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Wed Oct-15-08 10:38 AM
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Thousands of dead squid wash ashore in Westport (Washington state)

Thousands of dead Humboldt squid, each weighing 30 to 40 pounds, washed ashore for reasons unknown. Locals and commercial fishing companies have come up with a way to take advantage of the rare phenomenon.

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http://www.komonews.com/home/video/30989474.html?video=pop&t=a

This is an invasive species from down south and an example of what happens when ocean ecosystems unravel.

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gateley

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Wed Oct-15-08 10:40 AM
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1. Perfectly put: "...an example of what happens when ocean ecosystems unravel."

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Oerdin

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Fri Oct-17-08 06:13 AM
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6. Not really.

This happens every 4-5 years so it isn't uncommon. Most of the time the reason is this warm water species follows a warm current north then gets caught in cold water which gives them a shock and they die.

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Barrett808

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Fri Oct-17-08 01:22 PM
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7. Fair enough, but surely you won't dispute that ocean ecosystems are unraveling

To the point that we're causing a mass extinction event in the oceans, as well as on land.

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lumberjack_jeff

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Wed Oct-15-08 10:44 AM
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2. I was there Sunday, I didn't see any.

Not very observant, I guess.

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Peachhead22

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Wed Oct-15-08 10:55 AM
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3. Wow...

I thought they were only in the Gulf of California.

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kestrel91316

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Thu Oct-16-08 12:25 AM
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5. Heck, it's a big deal when they show up off the coast of SoCal.

Sounds like they got lured up north by unusual environmental conditions. And died. Oops.

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tom_paine

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Wed Oct-15-08 11:59 AM
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4. Dead Squid Party!!!!!

Edited on Wed Oct-15-08 12:02 PM by tom_paine

:party: :beer: :toast: :beer: :party: :smoke: :party: :party:

:sarcasm:

What else is there to do but laugh like hell at we short-sighted monkeys plunging headlong to our own extinction?

Let's have a party like the Easter Islanders did when they realized they were too bankrupt environmentally and economically to build anymore giant heads!

It's an Easter Island Dead Squid Party!!!

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Indenturedebtor

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Fri Oct-17-08 06:26 PM
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8. Yeah it sucks that the planet is dying but HEY we can eat the carrion

WOOHOO :woohoo:

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