Swarms of Octopus Are Taking Over the Oceans

gizmodo ^ | Maddie Stone

[BenLurkin]

Something strange is happening to the oceans. As coral reefs wither and fisheries collapse, octopuses are multiplying like mad... cephalopods—squids, octopuses, cuttlefish—are booming, and scientists don’t know why. An analysis published today in Current Biology indicates that numerous species across the world’s oceans have increased in numbers since the 1950s.

“The consistency was the biggest surprise,” said lead study author Zoë Doubleday of the University of Adelaide. “Cephalopods are notoriously variable, and population abundance can fluctuate wildly, both within and among species.”

[dblshot]

“They’re highly cannibalistic—they might start eating each other
Kinda like politicians.

[Lazamataz]

Figures you’d be a pro-fish greenie-weenie environmentalist.

You government stooge you.

[NorthstarMom]

Calamari is the most popular appetizer where I work. I have no desire to try it.

[MarchonDC09122009]

Two thirds of US fisheries stock are rebounding.
New England Cod fish are lagging, though.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/130326-fish-stocks-rebound-fisheries-management/

[Lurker]

Huge HPL fan. Just reread Mountains of Madness.

[pabianice]

>> As coral reefs wither and fisheries collapse,

More Libtard bullsh*t.

[Noumenon]

His stuff is timeless.

[minnesota_bound]

Radiation from those Russian sunken nuclear wessals.
BEWARE the KRACKEN!

[showme_the_Glory]

Taco taco’s?

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[GOPJ]

Yummy! Deep fried rubber bands.

When it's the consistency of rubber bands, it's overcooked.

[OldNewYork]

Carbon reservoir? I wish I liked calamari.

[firebrand]

Those deep-fried rings are tasteless. Try it as sashimi in a place where the chef knows enough to score the top of it to make it easier to eat. Actually, it’s still tasteless but has an intriguing texture raw. Some people hate it raw too.

[hal ogen]

More deep fried calamari!!! Add some sweet chili sauce and mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. This is just wonderful.

[firebrand]

Thinking of squid, though. Not octopus.

[InvisibleChurch]

[trisham]

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-and-greasy-rhode-island-calamari-51237100?

[moehoward]

LOL!!!

[Vermont Lt]

Octopi?

[NorthstarMom]

I’m not terribly brave, but our chef made me try a full bite of Ahi tuna seared rare and though I thought I would gag, I absolutely loved it. It’s now my favorite thing on the menu. Squid, though...I just don’t know.