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Originally Posted by dagon
aaarrrggg.... worms of can freekin. open I did...
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Yo, Yoda
I just realized that if the pink salmon didn't return to the Fraser R. this year, anything could have happened within the last 2 years. They're sexually mature and return from sea at 2 years. It could be part of a long, interesting time line. Other more northern runs are OK I hear.
dagon, thanks for posting this, by the way. At first, I just wanted to check up on the effect of fish farming on the salmon run (if any). I found all the other stuff along the way. {oops}
The local sightings of squid here -
NANAIMO Apr 28, 2008 — Jumbo cannibalistic squid and other unusual visitors are appearing more frequently in West Coast waters, while B.C.’s iconic salmon have suffered record-low numbers...
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...ca8909&k=48470
Aug 21-09. The stranding of hundreds of giant squid on beaches near Tofino last week was the latest indication that warm-water species are pushing north on the Pacific Coast, perhaps as a result of global warming. The Humboldt squid, an estimated 300 to 500 of which swam ashore in the Long Beach area on the west coast of Vancouver Island, normally range from South America to California.
http://www.democraticunderground.com...ess=115x206206
I see they invaded the California coast too -
Jumbo Squid Invade California Coast
Human-caused environmental changes are a boon for the "red devil."
by Eric Bland published online July 26, 2007
http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jul...lifornia-coast
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Also, not sure if you caught this on on another post - the pacific garbage vortex capture project - interesting! -
Project Kaisei will examine the largest area of the Plastic Vortex, an ocean gyre, situated to the North East of Hawaii, and approximately five days by boat from the United States (San Francisco area). The expedition will consist of a large pass through the Plastic Vortex, with the aim to collect and study plastic and other debris forms from the ocean in order to showcase some of the new technologies that will be used for processing and recycling.
http://www.projectkaisei.org/