15-08-2008, 02:49 PM
[quote name='glen' post='12429' date='Aug 14 2008, 11:34 PM']hi blue, as far as i know, the squid fisheries are generally sustainable because squid have a short lifespan and breed like rabbits <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Yes, I recall hearing that of all the fisheries worldwide, commercial and recreational, squid fisheries are the most ecologically sustainable, mostly due to high reproductive rates, short lifespan, and also the fact that the biomass of squid is INCREASING to 'fill the gap' in the food chain created by overfishing of larger predators like sharks, tuna, etc.
An interesting fact I read recently, the oldest southern calamari squid ever recorded was only 291 days old! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
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An interesting fact I read recently, the oldest southern calamari squid ever recorded was only 291 days old! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />