It seems Jellyfish have been playing havoc with fisheries around the world.
Two 'attacks' in a North Ireland salmon farm has decimated the population.
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL2241858320071122
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7110059.stm
It seems Japanese fisherman off the coast of an island called Oki are experiencing their own jelly traumas. Giant 450 pound monster Jellyfish are getting caught up in mackerel, yellowtail and salmon nets.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0119_060119_jellyfish.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3126.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119612452419404666.html?mod=yahoo_itp&ru=yahoo
I'm particular fond of this quote from Shinichi Uye, a Jellyfish researcher.
"It's like a harmless living thing has been angered," ... "The reason for its anger might lie with human activity."
I'm pretty sure this was foretold. Our only hope is either Godzilla or Ultraman. I'm pretty sure Gamera would be outmatched by the Nomura jellyfish.
In reality though it's just another symptom. People left amazed at such an outlandish happening; unwilling to look at the connectedness of unnatural practices. I'm not going into some absurd 'butterfly principle' rant; however there is a level of connectedness that is constantle overlooked.
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I can't believe you said this. You must understand the jellyfish is under tremendous stress, so a 'mass kill' is good for its collective psychology.
It's about time you started writing again, you angry little cook. Aside from some proofreading issues, I'm glad to see you are seamlessly back in the saddle. I can't wait for more!
Your white on black makes my eyes blurr. I think you should change it.
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