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The European Commission is to set out its ideas for ending fish discards.Currently, EU boats in the North Sea have to throw away up to half of what they catch to stay within their quotas.Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki proposes instead to regulate fleets through limits on fishing time and greater use of measures such as CCTV.
:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12598660The European Commission is to set out its ideas for ending fish discards.Currently, EU... more
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Sustainable seafood purchases have surged in the UK after being encouraged by a new Channel 4 Fish Fight campaign. According to leading UK supermarkets, people have started preferring species such as coley, dab, mussels, squid and sardines over salmon, cod and tunaSustainable seafood purchases have surged in the UK after being encouraged by a new... more
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Encouraging new evidence suggests that the bulk of the world's fisheries -- including small-scale, often non-industrialized fisheries on which millions of people depend for food -- could be sustained using community-based co-management.
link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110105131741.htmEncouraging new evidence suggests that the bulk of the world's fisheries --... more
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![[CNN] | Scientist: "Human-Induced Global Warming" Killing Corals](http://i2.crtcdn1.net/images/spacer.gif)
October 20th, 2010
02:51 PM ET
Scientist: 'Human-induced global warming' killing corals
Photo: Reefs on Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 31, 2010 show the effects of bleaching.
Coral reefs are dying around the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia at rates that may be the worst ever recorded, scientists said this week.
Death rates as high as 80 percent have been recorded for some species, according to the study performed by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University.
“It is certainly the worst coral die-off we have seen since 1998. It may prove to be the worst such event known to science,” said Andrew Baird, a principal research fellow for James Cook University in Australia.
The coral bleaching extends from the Seychelles in the middle of the Indian Ocean to the Philippines in Southeast Asia and encompasses much of the Coral Triangle, an area scientists refer to as the “Amazon rainforest of the seas” or the most diverse marine ecosystem on Earth.
A mass of abnormally hot water which moved into the Indian Ocean several months ago is behind the bleaching, according to the ARC report. The hot water caused the corals to shed microscopic algae which help nourish them. The algae also give color to the corals, so when the algae are gone, the corals starve and appear white or bleached.
Dive operators reported water temperatures were 4 degrees Centigrade higher than average during the die-off, according to the ARC report.
The scientists said coral coverage in the affected areas could drop from 50 percent to 10 percent, hurting fishing and tourist industries over the long term as dead reefs support less marine life than live ones. And with that loss of diversity, they attract fewer fishermen and fewer divers.
“While it may take up to two years for some fish species to be affected by the loss of coral habitat, fisheries yields will decline and this combined with a drop in the number of scuba divers visiting could have major long-term effects on the local economy,” Baird said in a statement.
Baird blamed “human-induced global warming” for the decline of the corals and said action must be taken to reduce carbon emissions that help retain heat in the atmosphere.
“This is not just about warmer temperatures: it is also threatening the livelihoods of tens of millions of people and potentially the stability of our region,” Baird said in a statement.October 20th, 2010
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Jeffrey Smith on genetically engineered salmon
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Chefs weigh in on genetically modified salmon
http://www.foodanddrinkdigital.com/news/andy-arndt/chefs-weigh-genetically-modified-salmon
*Restaurateurs have reservations over serving the modified fish
Producers of genetically modified salmon might have difficulty finding acceptance in restaurants even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration deems the fish fit for human consumption.
The FDA said a 60-day consultation period will begin Sept. 19 and include a series of public meetings as the agency decides whether to allow the fish to be sold as food. If it wins approval, the fish should be available by 2012.
The salmon was developed by AquaBounty Technologies Inc. of Waltham, Mass., and involved adding genetic material from King salmon to Atlantic salmon, allowing the fish to reach maturity in half the time it takes for typical farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Most farm-raised salmon is Atlantic salmon.
Company material states that the fish is designed to be raised in contained, land-based facilities and that the fish are all sterile females, meaning that even if they escaped from their facilities they would not be able to cross-breed.
However, many restaurant chefs said they would not serve the fish.
Some expressed moral doubts about private companies patenting organisms, some expressed concerns about possible health effects of genetically modified food, and others expressed concern for the environment.
“There is no way I would be interested in serving [genetically modified] salmon,” said Chris Carriker, executive chef of The Gilt Club Restaurant in Portland, Ore. “The eventual damage to the environment would be catastrophic. Scientists say they have sterilized the GMO fish, but eventually one will adapt and destroy the natural process.”
Michael Maddox, chef of Le Titi de Paris in Arlington Heights, Ill., said his customers would not likely approve.
“It sounds kind of weird,” he said of the fish. “We have people ask all the time where the food is from. I think customers want to know where the cheese or the pork or the mushrooms are coming from … I think with the big green movement over the past couple of years, they'd be against [genetically modified salmon].”
In a poll conducted on Wednesday and Thursday on the NRN blog Food Writer's Diary, 26 out of 32 respondents, or 81 percent, said they would not eat the genetically modified salmon or serve it in their restaurant. Only two respondents said they would try the fish, and four said they might.
"It goes against my principles,” said Andy Arndt, executive chef of Aquariva Restaurant in Portland, Ore. He argued that the practice of genetically engineering fish wouldn't be necessary if fisheries were better regulated.
"I'm not interested in seeing 'genetically altered' anything in my restaurant,” said Antonio Bettencourt, chef-owner of 62 Restaurant & Wine Bar in Salem, Mass. "Local, fresh, honest, farm-to-table as much as possible is our mantra. I think people will pay the extra few cents to make sure they know where the food comes from. Maybe larger chain restaurants will have other thoughts, but that is my feeling."
"I don't think that I would serve any genetically modified salmon at Eve," said Troy Graves, chef at the Chicago restaurant. "I do believe that we need a sustainable way to farm-raise fish because the oceans cannot keep up with human consumption. [But] as soon as the government allows a corporation to patent a method of raising fish, there is a certain stranglehold on the fish supply in the future.”
Jonadab Silva, executive chef and co-owner of Jacky’s on Prairie in Evanston, Ill., argued that genetically modifying salmon was unnecessary.
"My opinion is we are looking at the whole issue in the wrong manner," he said. “Instead of making salmon grow faster, why don't we educate consumers to eat other varieties of fish, rather than just salmon, which is on every menu?"TAKE ACTION ON GM SALMON:... more
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Waterborne chemicals leached from plastics and detergents, including bisphenol A (BPA), may have contributed to significant lobster die-offs in the waters of Long Island Sound over the last decade, researchers say.
Hans Laufer, a research professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has found that by interfering with hormones crucial to young lobster growth, chemicals such as bisphenol A can slow the lobsters’ molting patterns and interfere with regular development, leading to body deformations, susceptibility to disease, and potential death.
As many as half of the lobsters tested in areas where lobster populations have plunged showed high levels of alkylphenols, a group of chemicals derived from detergents, paints, and plastics, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut.
Those chemicals interfere with hormones crucial to the growth of young lobsters, doubling the time it takes for lobsters to molt their shells and create new hard shells, and making them more susceptible to disease, said Hans Laufer, a research professor in the university’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Read the rest of the story: http://morichesdaily.com/2010/08/lobster-dieoffs-linked-chemicals-plastics/Waterborne chemicals leached from plastics and detergents, including bisphenol A... more
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On Monday, beach residents awoke to a foul smell when thousands of dead fish washed ashore on a small island on the east side of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, CNN reports.
Officials explained that the fish were killed due to a lack of oxygen caused by warm waters. All of the fish were Menhaden, which are especially sensitive to such changes, and they may have been dead for days prior to washing up on the beach.
Just last month hundreds of dead sea animals and dead penguins have washed up on the shores of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Scientists are investigating the cause of these deaths.
According to the Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, around 530 penguins, five dolphins and other sea creatures were found on the shores. Although no link has been made with the Gulf Oil Disaster or Toxic Dumping, all signs point to a growing pollution issue that may manifest itself in years to come at even greater levels. Many are concerned over the rate at which mass die-off events are occurring in the world’s oceans.
For more on this story and related content visit: http://morichesdaily.com/2010/08/ma-thousands-dead-fish-wash-ashore-warm-waters-blame-video/On Monday, beach residents awoke to a foul smell when thousands of dead fish washed... more
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What would happen if BP spilled a bunch of coffee on their conference room table? Pretty much the same thing if they spilled a whole bunch of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.What would happen if BP spilled a bunch of coffee on their conference room table?... more
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A recently published study, intended to provide data to commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico so they maximize their catch of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, whilst avoiding bycatch of critically endangered Atlantic (Northern) Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus, suggests that the Deepwater Horizon oil leak may devastate the endangered Atlantic bluefin population, causing it to completely collapse or possibly go extinct.A recently published study, intended to provide data to commercial fisheries in the... more
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Even before the BP oil spill, sea turtles were dying in the Gulf of Mexico in numbers that some term "appalingly high" because of another human activity: shrimp trawling.
The Associated Press reported today that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is investigating the role of shrimping in the deaths of at least 35 sea turtles in recent days. The agency's action highlights an ongoing source of conflict between wildlife conservation and the Gulf fishing industry.
"Incidental take in fishing operations, or bycatch, is one of the most serious threats to the recovery and conservation of marine turtle populations," according to an NMFS website.
One government study estimated that 10 years ago, 86,000 sea turtles died annually in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of bycatch. Government-mandated changes in fishing gear have reduced mortality to an estimated 25,000 sea turtles a year, says Dr. Christopher Pincetich, a marine biologist with the nonprofit Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP).
Pincetich argues that many of those deaths are also preventable. "Thousands of sea turtles die each year because of lack of enforcement" of existing regulations, he says.
The primary regulation involves the proper use of a Turtle Excluder Device (TED) on shrimp nets. TEDs are essentially trap doors that allow turtles to escape the nets while keeping shrimp in. But advocates say that an unknown number of shrimpers have removed TEDs or closed the trap doors to minimize shrimp loss, even though it is illegal to do so.
Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion started gushing oil into the Gulf last month, the shrimping season was opened early for a few days, to give shrimpers a chance to fill their nets before the oil slick inevitably led to the closure of fishing grounds.
"It is highly likely that shrimpers are taking advantage of the oil crisis," says Carole Allen, who directs STRP's Gulf office in Houston, adding that "probably few law enforcement officers have the time to board their boats" to check on the TEDs.
That concern was shared by at least one government official who says those suspicions were confirmed when the carcasses of drowned sea turtles began washing up on shore this week with no signs of oil contamination.
The threat posed by the massive oil spill is very real, says STRP's Pincetich. But it is not the only one that turtles face.
"The biggest threat to all sea turtles," he says, "is irresponsible, destructive fishing practices." He adds that for every pound of shrimp caught, trawls typically haul up 10 pounds of bycatch. "Much of the bycatch is injured, stressed, and thrown overboard to perish. And sea turtles drown when caught in nets for less than an hour."
Photo: Drowned turtle on a shrimp trawler courtesy Sea Turtle Restoration Project
http://www.onearth.org/node/2102Even before the BP oil spill, sea turtles were dying in the Gulf of Mexico in numbers... more
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http://current.com/news/92365965_new-giant-lizard-with-two-penises-found.htm
The number of sea turtles inadvertently snared by commercial fishing gear over the past 20 years may reach into the millions, according to the first peer-reviewed study to compile sea turtle bycatch data from gillnet, trawl and longline fisheries worldwide.
The study, which was published online April 6 in the journal Conservation Letters, analyzed data compiled from peer-reviewed papers, government reports, technical reports, and symposia proceedings published between 1990 and 2008. All data were based on direct onboard observations or interviews with fishermen. The study did not include data from recreational fishing.
Six of the world's seven species of sea turtles are currently listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
"Direct onboard observations and interviews with fishermen indicate that about 85,000 turtles were caught between 1990 and 2008. But because these reports cover less than one percent of all fleets, with little or no information from small-scale fisheries around the world, we conservatively estimate that the true total is at least two orders of magnitude higher," said Bryan Wallace, lead author of the new paper.
Wallace is the science advisor for the Sea Turtle Flagship Program at Conservation International and an adjunct assistant professor at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. Most of his co-authors are researchers at Duke's Center for Marine Conservation.
Their global data review revealed that the highest reported bycatch rates for longline fisheries occurred off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the highest rates for gillnet fishing took place in the North Adriatic region of the Mediterranean and the highest rates for trawls occurred off the coast of Uruguay.
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Personal note: Federal control of state and private waters. Communist? Socialist?
The Obama administration has ended public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing some of the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.
This announcement comes at the time when the situation supposedly still is "fluid" and the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force still hasn't issued its final report on zoning uses of these waters.
Fishing industry insiders, who have negotiated for months with officials at the Council on Environmental Quality and bureaucrats on the task force, had grown concerned that the public input would not be taken into account.
"When the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) completed their successful campaign to convince the Ontario government to end one of the best scientifically managed big-game hunts in North America (spring bear), the results of their agenda had severe economic impacts on small family businesses and the tourism economy of communities across northern and central Ontario," said Phil Morlock, director of environmental affairs for Shimano.
"Now we see NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the administration planning the future of recreational fishing access in America based on a similar agenda of these same groups and other Big Green anti-use organizations, through an Executive Order by the President. The current U.S. direction with fishing is a direct parallel to what happened in Canada with hunting: The negative economic impacts on hard-working American families and small businesses are being ignored.
"In spite of what we hear daily in the press about the President's concern for jobs and the economy and contrary to what he stated in the June order creating this process, we have seen no evidence from NOAA or the task force that recreational fishing and related jobs are receiving any priority."
Unless more anglers speak up to their Congressional representatives so their input will be considered, it appears the task force will issue a final report for "marine spatial planning" by late March. President Barack Obama then could possibly issue an Executive Order to implement its recommendations.
Led by NOAA's Jane Lubchenco, the task force has shown no overt dislike of recreational angling. As ESPN previously reported, WWF, Greenpeace, Defenders of Wildlife, Pew Environment Group and others produced a document entitled "Transition Green" shortly after Obama was elected in 2008.
What has happened since suggests that the task force has been in lockstep with that position paper, according to Morlock.
In late summer, just after the administration created the task force, these groups produced "Recommendations for the Adoption and Implementation of an Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes National Policy." This document makes repeated references to "overfishing," but doesn't reference recreational angling, its importance, and its benefits, both to participants and the resource.
Additionally, some of these same organizations have revealed their anti-fishing bias with their attempts to ban tackle containing lead in the United States and Canada.
Also, recreational angling and commercial fishing have been lumped together as harmful to the resource, despite protests by the angling industry.
Morlock's evidence of collusion -- the green groups began clamoring for an Executive Order to implement the task force's recommendations even before the public comment period ended in February.
On Feb. 12, the New York Times reported on that "President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities."
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Morlock fears that "what we're seeing coming at us is an attempted dismantling of the science-based fish and wildlife model that has served us so well. There's no basis in science for the agendas of these groups who are trying to push the public out of being able to fish and recreate.
"Conflicts (user) are overstated and problems are manufactured. It's all just an excuse to put us off the water."
In the wake of the task force's framework document, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) and its partners in the U.S. Recreational Fishing & Boating Coalition again voiced their concerns to the administration.
"Some of the potential policy implications of this interim framework have the potential to be a real threat to recreational anglers who not only contribute billions of dollars to the economy and millions of dollars in tax revenues to support fisheries conservation, but who are also the backbone of the American fish and wildlife conservation ethic," said CSF President Jeff Crane.
Morlock, a member of the CSF board, added, "There are over one million jobs in America supported coast to coast by recreational fishing. The task force has not included any accountability requirements in their reports for evaluating or mitigating how the new policies they are drafting will impact the fishing industry or related economies.
"Given that the scope of this process appears to include a new set of policies for all coastal and inland waters of the United States, the omission of economic considerations is inexcusable."
This is not the only access issue threatening the public's right to fish, but it definitely is the most serious, according to Chris Horton, national conservation director for BASS.
"With what's being created, the same principles could apply inland as apply to the oceans," he said. "Under the guise of 'marine spatial planning' entire watersheds could be shut down, even 2,000 miles up a river drainage from the ocean.
"Every angler needs to be aware because if it's not happening in your backyard today or tomorrow, it will be eventually.
"We have one of the largest voting blocks in the country and we need to use it. We must not sit idly by."Personal note: Federal control of state and private waters. Communist? Socialist?... more
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The Shark Task Force continues to follow the story of Lemon Sharks in Florida. The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering prohibiting the take of Lemon Sharks in Florida waters. In October, people on all sides of the issue gathered to speak out.
The Shark Task Force will continue to follow this story as officials consider what to do.
The FWC is scheduled to review the issue in December in Clewiston, FL.The Shark Task Force continues to follow the story of Lemon Sharks in Florida. The... more
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Sharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs as human populations rise, endangering the region's marine food web and ultimately its reefs and fisheries, according to a sweeping study by researcher Chris Stallings of The Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory.
While other scientists working in the Caribbean have observed the declines of large predators for decades, the comprehensive work by Stallings documents the ominous patterns in far more detail at a much greater geographic scale than any other research to date.
"I examined 20 species of predators, including sharks, groupers, snappers, jacks, trumpetfish and barracuda, from 22 Caribbean nations," said Stallings, a postdoctoral associate at the FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory. "I found that nations with more people have reefs with far fewer large fish because as the number of people increases, so does demand for seafood. Fishermen typically go after the biggest fish first, but shift to smaller species once the bigger ones become depleted. In some areas with large human populations, my study revealed that only a few small predatory fish remain."
Stallings said that although several factors -- including loss of coral reef habitats -- contributed to the general patterns, careful examination of the data suggests overfishing as the most likely reason for the disappearance of large predatory fishes across the region. He pointed to the Nassau grouper as a prime example. Once abundant throughout the Caribbean, Nassau grouper have virtually disappeared from many Caribbean nearshore areas and are endangered throughout their range.
Given that about half the world's populations live near coastlines and that the world population is growing, demands for ocean-derived protein will continue to increase, Stallings warned. He said meeting such demands while retaining healthy coral reefs may require multiple strategies, including implementation of marine reserves, finding alternative sources of protein, and increased efforts to implement family-planning strategies in densely populated areas.Sharks, barracuda and other large predatory fishes disappear on Caribbean coral reefs... more
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Click on the "MMS Announces Milestones in Energy Development" AT LINK,
or here: http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2009/press0116.htm to find out.
Here's a hint: OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING!
If you're inspired to give your input, the info is below, or at the MMS site.
The public may submit comments on the Draft Proposed Program during the next 60 days by using the online commenting system here: http://www.regulations.gov/
or by mail to:
Minerals Management Service
Attention: Leasing Division (LD)
381 Elden Street, MS-4010
Herndon, VA 20170-4817
The public may submit comments on the scope of the Programmatic EIS, significant issues that should be addressed, alternatives that should be considered, scenario development, and the types of G&G activities and geographical areas of interest on the Atlantic OCS. Comments may be submitted electronically here: GGEIS@mms.gov
or in written form enclosed in an envelope labeled “Comments on the PEIS Scope” and mailed (or hand carried) to:
Regional Supervisor
Leasing and Environment (MS 5410)
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394Click on the "MMS Announces Milestones in Energy Development" AT LINK,
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Nearly 2 million acres of U.S. federal land in southwestern Alaska best known for its rich salmon runs and abundant wildlife will be available for development under a new management plan released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
The management plan covers up to 1.9 million acres of mostly flat terrain near Bristol Bay and adjacent Goodnews Bay that, up to now, had been off-limits to development.
Mining giant Anglo American (AAL.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NDM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) are proposing to build a huge copper, gold and molybdenum mine -- the Pebble project -- on state land in the region.
The Pebble project has drawn fierce opposition for the potential damage it may cause to Bristol Bay salmon runs, the world's largest. At the same time, the Bush administration and Alaska state government are advocating offshore oil and gas development near Bristol Bay.
Gary Reimer, manager for the BLM's Anchorage district, said the new plan establishes a framework for permits and regulations should any development be proposed, but that it is unlikely that the BLM land in the management plan will be the site of any major new development.
"Do we believe this would lead to anything of any size? No," Reimer said. "Of the 1.9 million (acre) area, there is very little mineral potential."
Environmentalists disagree and characterize the new plan as part of a strategy to open up the entire area to mining and drilling. Fishing and Native groups have also fought the new plan since it was proposed in draft form a year ago.
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With the collapse of many fisheries around the world, this sounds like a really short sighted idea all based on short-term profit at the expense of long-term sustainability.Nearly 2 million acres of U.S. federal land in southwestern Alaska best known for its... more
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Belugas are hunted only as part of a subsistence hunt for Inuit or First Nations communities. Throughout Nunavut and Nunavik, 456 belugas were hunted in 2006, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada figures. The annual harvest is regulated through area and seasonal closures, and by a "total allowable catch."
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January 19, 2006—Pitting two hands against thousands of stinging tentacles, a diver attaches a tracking device to a giant Nomura's jellyfish off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2005.
Since last summer, Japanese waters have been inundated with the massive sea creatures, which can grow 6.5 feet (2 meters) wide and weigh up to 450 pounds (220 kilograms).
Though the jellyfish are more common in Chinese and Korean waters, their numbers have grown a hundredfold in some areas off Japan, causing a crisis in the local fishing industry.
The invertebrates are choking fishing nets and poisoning the catch with their toxic stingers, fishers say. And although reports of serious human injury are rare, there are records of people dying from the creature's noxious sting.
The invasion has prompted a series of studies by the Japanese government to research the animal, whose mating and migration habits are poorly understood.
Last month, Japanese scientists speculated that the jellyfish are drifting from China's Yangtze River Delta, where unusually heavy rains may have created a flow that is pushing the jellyfish flotilla to Japan.
Another theory suggests that seas heated by global warming are better suited for breeding, turning the Nomura's otherwise modest numbers into an armada.
As the research continues, Japanese fishers continue to grapple with another issue: What to do with all the jellyfish they've caught? So far, resourceful anglers have turned their unwanted catch into crab food, fertilizer, and novelty snacks—served dried and salted.
—Blake de Pastino January 19, 2006—Pitting two hands against thousands of stinging tentacles, a... more
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