Inky Humboldt Squid Make Unpredictable Appearance
June 4, 2007 @ 01:05 PM (EST)
Source: Montereyherald.com
The inky and unpredictable Humboldt Squid is back in big numbers in the coastal waters of Orange County.
The sizable cephalopods, which can weigh 30 pounds or more, appear and disappear off the coast with no predictable pattern.
They last showed up in significant numbers 2 1/2 years ago, when they swarmed up and down the California coast by the thousands, with hundreds washing up on beaches.
"We used to associate them with warm water," said Norris Tapp of Davey's Locker Sportfishing. "But now we're seeing them when the ocean is cold."...
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