Comments on: QUEST Season 2 Web Premiere: The Fierce Humboldt Squid http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: NoMoreDownLow.TV Behind the ScenesPC Television Blog | PC Television Blog http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11170 NoMoreDownLow.TV Behind the ScenesPC Television Blog | PC Television Blog Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:07:35 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11170 [...] the KQED TV story on KQED QUEST and discuss it in the QUEST Community Science Blog. Share and [...] [...] the KQED TV story on KQED QUEST and discuss it in the QUEST Community Science Blog. Share and [...]

]]> By: Cool Watch Tv On Web imagesPC Television Blog | PC Television Blog http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11169 Cool Watch Tv On Web imagesPC Television Blog | PC Television Blog Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:02:25 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11169 [...] the KQED TV story on KQED QUEST and discuss it in the QUEST Community Science Blog. Share and [...] [...] the KQED TV story on KQED QUEST and discuss it in the QUEST Community Science Blog. Share and [...]

]]> By: Chris Bauer http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11168 Chris Bauer Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:11:44 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11168 Marine biologist William Gilly is currently on an expedition to study Humboldt squid in the Gulf of California. According to Scientific American, he and his colleagues are learning more about the giant squid, their biology and ecology on this National Science Foundation-funded expedition. You can read his blog entries about the trip here: http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=squid-studies-escape-and-impairment-2010-06-29 Marine biologist William Gilly is currently on an expedition to study Humboldt squid in the Gulf of California. According to Scientific American, he and his colleagues are learning more about the giant squid, their biology and ecology on this National Science Foundation-funded expedition. You can read his blog entries about the trip here:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=squid-studies-escape-and-impairment-2010-06-29

]]> By: John http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11167 John Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:22:01 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11167 We are in for some scary times.. We are in for some scary times..

]]> By: bill jesernig http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11166 bill jesernig Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11166 The eco-system is trying to tell us something....I hope we are listening. The eco-system is trying to tell us something….I hope we are listening.

]]> By: Dennis http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11164 Dennis Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:34:39 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11164 Calamari as appetizers are around $5. Why not harvest these suckers and let the free market handle the problem, in a medium red sauce, of course. Calamari as appetizers are around $5. Why not harvest these suckers and let the free market handle the problem, in a medium red sauce, of course.

]]> By: Markos http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11165 Markos Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:21:11 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11165 Great production! Let's kill all those GIANT DEMONS before they grow legs, come out of the ocean and take over the Earth! You started there very nicely talking about mysterious creatures that come from the unknown... for a sci-fi movie! Not for a blog that claims to explore science, nature and the environment. Then you have this completely mindless troll captain that states they can take "a bite out of you" and the professor who's been working for 30 years with them and states that "we don't understand their behavior" yet HE believes that they only live to hunt and feed ?!? 50 years ago it would be forgiven to make such a video, but in this day and age that we know that we DON'T KNOW how nature works and how beyond us it is, it's a shame to condemn a creature to extinction because "we shouldn't feel guilty for killing it". Did you look at those hooks? Do you know how much pain and stress they go through while hunted by the local traders? Of course they'd be aggravated, angry and ferocious in that hostile environment. I recently saw a video shot away from that massacre and they seemed just fine around humans and very calm. Check again before demonising creatures from the Earth. FFS we are the invaders not them. Shame! But I guess now that the Great White shark is close to being endangered we can look for another creature to hunt... ...Disgusting... Great production! Let's kill all those GIANT DEMONS before they grow legs, come out of the ocean and take over the Earth!
You started there very nicely talking about mysterious creatures that come from the unknown… for a sci-fi movie! Not for a blog that claims to explore science, nature and the environment.
Then you have this completely mindless troll captain that states they can take "a bite out of you" and the professor who's been working for 30 years with them and states that "we don't understand their behavior" yet HE believes that they only live to hunt and feed ?!?
50 years ago it would be forgiven to make such a video, but in this day and age that we know that we DON'T KNOW how nature works and how beyond us it is, it's a shame to condemn a creature to extinction because "we shouldn't feel guilty for killing it".
Did you look at those hooks? Do you know how much pain and stress they go through while hunted by the local traders? Of course they'd be aggravated, angry and ferocious in that hostile environment.
I recently saw a video shot away from that massacre and they seemed just fine around humans and very calm. Check again before demonising creatures from the Earth. FFS we are the invaders not them. Shame!
But I guess now that the Great White shark is close to being endangered we can look for another creature to hunt…
…Disgusting…

]]> By: David Ainley http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11162 David Ainley Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:22:28 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11162 Great story, and thank you for doing it. I thought you could have done more with the empty ocean niche angle for why these creatures are doing so well off here. You know, that documentary film, "Empty Ocean, Empty Nets" that got shoved aside by the BBC's "Blue Planet" a few years ago? The growth rate, ultimate size and voraciouness, of chinook salmon comes close to rivaling these squid, but of course we don't have any more of those, and no more rockfish, nor lingcod, nor etc etc etc. I definitely didn't appreciate the inference at the end of your piece about fishermen doing their part of rid the ocean of these fish, lest THESE SQUID rid the ocean of the other fish. Please, please, now and again think beyond climate change as the root of all evil, with now evil embodied, too, in Humboldt squid. Great story, and thank you for doing it. I thought you could have done more with the empty ocean niche angle for why these creatures are doing so well off here. You know, that documentary film, "Empty Ocean, Empty Nets" that got shoved aside by the BBC's "Blue Planet" a few years ago? The growth rate, ultimate size and voraciouness, of chinook salmon comes close to rivaling these squid, but of course we don't have any more of those, and no more rockfish, nor lingcod, nor etc etc etc. I definitely didn't appreciate the inference at the end of your piece about fishermen doing their part of rid the ocean of these fish, lest THESE SQUID rid the ocean of the other fish. Please, please, now and again think beyond climate change as the root of all evil, with now evil embodied, too, in Humboldt squid.

]]> By: Juaneisha http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11163 Juaneisha Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:06:44 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11163 I think that this whole thing is both interesting and scary because no one knows where they came from or why they have come back.They are eating everything and are probably going to eat all the fish. Fish will probably be extinct because of them in the next few years. And if they keep envading waters, reproducing, and getting bigger, thay will be the supreme rulers of the oceans, and probably will move to expand their territory, which means that everyone is probably in danger. It also will no longer be safe to go and swim in the ocean anymore, and this scares me. I think that this whole thing is both interesting and scary because no one knows where they came from or why they have come back.They are eating everything and are probably going to eat all the fish. Fish will probably be extinct because of them in the next few years. And if they keep envading waters, reproducing, and getting bigger, thay will be the supreme rulers of the oceans, and probably will move to expand their territory, which means that everyone is probably in danger. It also will no longer be safe to go and swim in the ocean anymore, and this scares me.

]]> By: Cephalopodcast.com - The Ocean Podcast http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11161 Cephalopodcast.com - The Ocean Podcast Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:07:16 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/26/quest-season-2-web-premiere-the-fierce-humboldt-squid/#comment-11161 [...] Something mysterious is stirring in the waters of Half-Moon Bay. It’s a “web-exclusive premiere” and additional photos of the new KQED [...] [...] Something mysterious is stirring in the waters of Half-Moon Bay. It's a "web-exclusive premiere" and additional photos of the new KQED [...]

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