Jumbo Flying Squid Washing Up On San Diego Beaches - El Nino May Be To Blame

TheSanDiegoChannel ^ | July 25, 2002

[Shermy]

SAN DIEGO -- Hundreds of squid are washing up on La Jolla Coves beaches as a result of warm El Nino weather patterns, 10News reported.

Video - Calamari Anyone?

The squid may be getting stuck in a warm water current and pushed into San Diego waters 10News reported. The beachings are creating a big problem for swimmers and a big stink for residents.

The area is popular with divers and snorkelers, but officials are concerned that the squids' ink may be unhealthy.

The jumbo flying squid, known by their scientific name Dosidicus gigas, normally nestle in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their natural habitat ranges from Oregon to Peru.

The beach strandings puzzle Annette Henry, a state marine biologist.

"I don't know why they are dying," she said. "They seem to be perfectly healthy squid."

Scientists noticed another strange stranding in May when tiny red crabs that looked like miniature lobsters covered the Ocean Beach area.

[Shermy]

Ping.

[Poohbah]

I thought Hillary went in for flying monkeys.

Why'd she Arkanicide her flying squid?

[dead]

It's the driving squid I worry about.

[tracer]

It's a sad commentary on our society that these magnificant squids have to wash up on the beach because nobody will rent them rooms.....

[Jagdgewehr]

I wonder what effect this will have on the skipjack and yellow fin bite? I heard the albacore bite is wide open now.

[dighton]

Calamari bump.

John, there's still a bug that kills headline characters with a tilde: Niño. I believe umlauted characters -- Göring, Müller -- are also killed in headlines, as well as curly quotes and apostrophes.

[Shermy]

Here's a video from local channel four, with fisherman catching hundreds, and a dissection too!

Squid

[steveo]

officials are concerned that the squids' ink may be unhealthy.

And the rotting flesh isn't unhealthy?

"Do you smell it? It's the smell, the smelly smell of something that smells... smelly" -Mr. Krabs

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Giant Flying Squid

The airlines tried to charge them for two tickets and they couldn't afford it.

This is proof that getting through airport security takes too long.

[Shermy]

I'm worried about "the tiny red crabs that looked like miniature lobsters."

What if they get in cotact with some nuclear waste...

[Shermy]

[Grampa Dave]

You guys furnish the beer and have the cooking oil hot, and I will fly down with our secret calamari recipe.

Calamari, global warming, el nino, cold beer and some fellow conservatives on the beach to talk with. What more could a guy ask for?

Hold my beer while I fillet, slice and dice, roll those so to be Calamari chunks in my secret recipe. Then we toss them into the hot cooking oil for a few seconds.

[ASA Vet]

[Catspaw]

I was wondering where Sidney Blumethal had been hiding. Thanks for solving that mystery.

[Hugin]

Don't forget the cocktail sauce.

1 cup Ketchup
I Tsp Worchestershire Sauce
2 Heaping tbsp horseradish
1 tbsp Louisiana Hot sauce
I tsp black pepper

[Grampa Dave]

Sounds great.

If you can find this horse radish in your grocery's cooler, buy it. It doesn't have oils, eggs, sugar and other stuff. It is just basic horse radish.

Tulelake Country Fresh old Fashioned Horseradish packed buy Tulelake Horseradish Company and marketed by GI Mezzetta company.

One of my sons was a chef before he developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. He directed us to this real horse radish.

[Grampa Dave]

Holly Sushi!

What the hell was that hunk of scales and fins?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Same odor as if you opened Rosie O'Donuts undergarment dresser drawer

[pabianice]

Are they clutching butterfly ballots in their tentacles? Clearly some disenfranchised voters for Gore...