New Blog (But I Still Love Squid)

New Blog (But I Still Love Squid)

I'm stoked to be joining the blogging team at KQED QUEST--a Northern California science multimedia extravaganza! My first post went up yesterday. As you can see, it required extremely rigorous and…
Do Squid Go "Bloop"?

Do Squid Go "Bloop"?

Probably not. No one's ever heard a squid make any kind of noise, really, other than "splash" at the sea surface.But if you read io9's fantastic piece on the deep sea's mysterious sounds, you'll…
But Do They Leave A Good-Looking Corpse?

But Do They Leave A Good-Looking Corpse?

Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Long Marine Laboratory at UC Santa Cruz, wrote a nice piece for the Santa Cruz Sentinel on the history and current status of California's…
Squid In The Bahamas

Squid In The Bahamas

The Freeport News--"Grand Bahama's First Newspaper"--ran an article today that was a mix of highly detailed biology and complete bone-headed confusion. Could there be a healthy squid population…
First Quota Set For Humboldt Squid

First Quota Set For Humboldt Squid

Peru is at the cutting edge, the forefront--nay, Peru is a veritable trendsetter, trailblazer, and spearheader--because Peru, alone in the world, has decided to set a quota for Humboldt squid.…
First Quota Set For Humboldt Squid

First Quota Set For Humboldt Squid

Peru is at the cutting edge, the forefront--nay, Peru is a veritable trendsetter, trailblazer, and spearheader--because Peru, alone in the world, has decided to set a quota for Humboldt squid.…
What Exactly Is A Fishery Anyway?

What Exactly Is A Fishery Anyway?

I spend quite a lot of time here at Squid A Day blathering about one fishery or another, and I ought to remember that the word "fishery" isn't exactly common parlance. It's not jargon in the same way…