Voracious jumbo squid invade California
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Jumbo squid that can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh more than 110 pounds is invading central California waters and preying on local anchovy, hake and other commercial fish populations, according to a study published Tuesday.
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By LEE TOLLIVER,  It's wahoo time.  The offshore waters of Virginia and North Carolina have been teeming with wahoo - long, slender, toothy critters that resemble a barracuda on steroids.
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By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Mar. 11--SOLANO COUNTY -- This seasonal pool, no more than 8 inches deep, has harbored tadpole shrimp for hundreds of thousands of years, Matt Gause said before wading into its grassy fringes in search of the wriggling invertebrates.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 3--How the dangerous pathogen Myxobolus cerebralis got into Alaska's fisheries is something scientists may never know.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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Humboldt squid, incorrectly called giant squid, moved in to the Santa Monica Bay for the first time in 2007 on Wednesday.   The first two squid caught out of Redondo Sportfishing were taken on the half-day boat Redondo Special on the morning run.
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How the worldâs largest squid was caughtâand the bidding war for the exclusive footage slated to be shown this spring.
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By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.
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It doesn't make as much noise as the coqui frog, but the little fire ant has invaded the Big Island, stinging fruit pickers and homeowners alike.
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Watch the waters turn red off California, where the tiny crustaceans congregate, and see them become dinner for the largest animal on Earth: the blue whale.
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Hundreds of thousands of rotting fish have been found along the shoreline of California's largest lake in a rare winter die-off due to last month's cold snap.  It's unclear how many of the Salton Sea's estimated 200 million fish died, but many were found floating Friday.
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By Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 19--SOS to California boaters: Watch for a stowaway shellfish that could wreak havoc to the state's environment and economy if you let it sneak aboard.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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Hundreds of giant squid are washing up on Orange County beaches, creating a scene more akin to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" than "The O.C."
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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By Paul RogersSTAFF  They are creeping along the bottom of Monterey Bay, hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. In the cold blackness, they stretch as much as 15 feet high and 200 feet long.   Nobody knows exactly how they got there or what drives them.