The Chinese Control the Majority of Argentina’s Squid Fleet
Chinese companies control nearly two-thirds of Argentina’s own squid fleet.
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Chinese companies control nearly two-thirds of Argentina’s own squid fleet.
Dolphins, sharks, turtles, and human workers are all victims of unregulated squid fishing fleets.
Another news article.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
This fluid pump was inspired by the way squids propel themselves through the water.
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Someone named “Squid” seems to be a “West Country legend.”
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The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) needs to regulate squid fishing in the South Pacific.
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Article about the bigfin squid.
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Evidence of them has been found by analyzing DNA in the seawater.
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Science news:
Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre, intelligent creatures likely originated deep in the ocean over 100 million years ago, surviving mass extinction events by retreating into oxygen-rich deep-sea refuges. For millions of years, their evolution barely changed—until a dramatic post-extinction boom sparked rapid diversification as they moved into new shallow-water habitats.
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Pretty fantastic video from Japan of a giant squid eating another squid.
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Regulation is hard:
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) oversees fishing across roughly 59 million square kilometers (22 million square miles) of the South Pacific high seas, trying to impose order on a region double the size of Africa, where distant-water fleets pursue species ranging from jack mackerel to jumbo flying squid. The latter dominated this year’s talks.
Fishing for jumbo flying squid (Dosidicus gigas) has expanded rapidly over the past two decades. The number of squid-jigging vessels operating in SPRFMO waters rose from 14 in 2000 to more than 500 last year, almost all of them flying the Chinese flag. Meanwhile, reported catches have fallen markedly, from more than 1 million metric tons in 2014 to about 600,000 metric tons in 2024. Scientists worry that fishing pressure is outpacing knowledge of the stock.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.