Ecology & Zoology

The California market squid fishery is about to be closed for the second time in its entire history. That may sound bad, but it's actually a sign of a booming business. The annual quota for market…

I've been to Tasmania a couple of times; it's certainly a hot spot for squid research. And also, it turns out, for the squid themselves. The Mercury has brought to my attention that…

Biodiversity is declining, and is likely to continue along the same path unless something is done about it. And to effectively do something about it, it appears that large investments are required.…

It’s going to be a big day tomorrow when the Oregon football team comes to town.  This year, we meet the team that handed us our only loss last season – but on our own turf.  And although…

(That's glue made by squids, not glue made from squids. Don't be mean.)Yesterday I explained that the little pygmy squid Idiosepius' glue gland produces two different oozes, and so it must be…

I've mentioned the Littlest Squid before: the genus Idiosepius, which contains only a handful of very small, very adorable species. And I commented that they have this habit of gluing themselves to…

Ambergris is a weird and wonderful thing. It has been tremendously valuable throughout human history, but its creation and functionality have been shrouded in myth and superstition. To this day, no…

Apparently, in the world of Omega-3 supplementation, squid is the new hotness. A Norwegian company producing "Calamarine" has struck deals to sell to a bunch of US food supplements. It's a nice…

Wait, what? Don't we know, like, almost nothing about colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltonii)? How could we have any idea whether they need protection or not? On the other hand, the fact that we…

Just a couple of weeks ago, some Brazilian fishermen found two giant squid! Here's a video of one: They were ">longlining, so I'm not exactly sure how they got these squid--usually when…