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sea of cortez species recovery
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:10 am
by downwind dave
"it's now believed that parts of the gulf serve as a nursery for the species"
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/333 ... fishermen/
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:08 am
by Cindy
Yeah, but I would worry more about the Giant squids.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:38 pm
by nanmoo
Not cool.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:57 pm
by Cindy
Funny....this just out:
Morales-Bojórquez E, Hernández-Herrera A, Nevárez-Martínez MO, Díaz-Uribe JG (2012) Population size of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas in the central Gulf of California, Mexico, based on mark-recapture data. Aquat Biol 15:27-34
the gist was that in April, they calculated there are up to 220 MILLION JUMBO squid in this area
Makes you rethink the whole "shark" issue.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:14 pm
by downwind dave
but what makes a squid 'jumbo' anyway. for example, a jumbo shrimp is nothing to fret about.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:19 pm
by Cindy
Up to 2m, 45kg. Jumbo=Humbolt
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:44 pm
by KUS
much better than 20', 2000lbs unless the squid likes to hunt in packs
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:53 pm
by Cindy
You hit the nail on the head....they swarm.
But alas....the are in deep water during the day and only come into the shallows at night....a lot like sharks.
