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Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been rising since the 1960s. Why?
- meric 10y agoIt appears this may be one of nature's "shock absorber" effects in response to reduction of fish population. The increase in cephalopods increase the food accessible by fish.
- solotronics 10y agonot if we can help it. Time to eat all the squids too!
- jkot 10y agoIs it possible they have less predators?
- minikites 10y agoNot only possible, that's the reason, as the article said.
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- mindcrime 10y agoThat is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons, even death may die.
- kiddico 10y agoThis is gonna be really dumb, but what's the difference between aeons, and eons? Or did I miss a really important day of school? Edit: nevermind, I googled it, as I should have the first time. Turns out I was just too 'Merican.
- dewiz 10y agoAE often comes from Latin words, so yeah you'll see it more in European languages
- cgio 10y agoAeon comes from Greek αιών, that's why it has the ae.
- mindcrime 10y agoDon't feel bad. I had exactly the same thought when I posted this, and also decided to Google it. I assumed aeon and eon where synonyms, but realized I'd never actually looked it up to confirm that. Now we know...
- Amezarak 10y agoWell, the quote is from Lovecraft, who was himself American.
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- kazinator 10y agoThis is gonna be really dumb, but what's the difference betwen American and 'Merican ...
- Kristine1975 10y agoThese are words of wisdom, let it be! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1PtyYCrZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1PtyYCrZQ
- angersock 10y agoPh'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. EDIT: Downvote all you want, can't stop the inevitable. ~^(;,;)^~
- pvaldes 10y agoOverfishing Less amount of economically valuable species of fishes = increase in squids, jellyfishes and unedible species. Nothing really new here.
- kasey_junk 10y agoSquid, octopus & cuttlefish are eaten all over the world...
- cableshaft 10y agoNowhere near as commonly as other fish, though (at least in most regions). In my circle of acquaintances very few are even willing to try octopus or squid, and I don't know anyone who eats cuttlefish. I live in the Midwest US, though. If I lived in Japan, I'm sure that'd be very different.
- kasey_junk 10y agoI'll grant that other fish are eaten more, but cephalopods are commercially fished as well. And for anecdotes, I live in the Midwest US and had cuttlefish last week.
- cableshaft 10y agoAnd I eat octopus on a semi-regular basis (and squid when I can convince people to get a Calamari appetizer), but it's not suuuper common here, unless they're big fans of sushi. Those people do exist in the area, or the restaurants wouldn't bother to have them on the menu, it's just uncommon.
- pvaldes 10y agoNot all, many species of cephalopods are unedible in fact.
- prawn 10y agoRemotely relevant story from The Guardian this week: Do you care about animals? Then you really shouldn't eat octopus - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/26/do-you-care-about-animals-then-you-really-shouldnt-eat-octopus http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/26/do-you-...
- tremon 10y agoWe should only care about animals if they're smart?
- GavinMcG 10y agoWho said anything about "only"? The article says: > No one who considers themselves interested in the inner lives of animals, the wonders and mysteries of the natural world, can eat cephalopods in good conscience. The article never says other animals are less deserving of care. The author is just particularly interested in octopus, and is appealing to the trait of intelligence.
- paride5745 10y agoI care about plants, therefore I do not eat them.
- headShrinker 10y agoMany plants prefer you eat them as a method of seed propagation. If you care about plants eat their seeds and crap them on the forest floor...
- prawn 10y agoMaybe it beats "because they're cute"? (FWIW, I eat meat and think squid are delicious. Just posting a related link to see what discussion comes of it.)
- wiz21c 10y agoI actually kill lobsters with a knife before eating them. Argh. Horror.
- mrsquid 10y agoIt's simple. Natural habitants such as salmon have been fished to near extinction, and the squids are simply replacing their place in the eco system.
- nsnick 10y agoIf there is so much octopus, why do I rarely see it on a menu?
- theandrewbailey 10y agoThere's not much demand for it outside of Japanese cuisine. I keep hearing about how much better crickets and other insects are more efficient for protein, but supply and demand is why I have yet to see any sold for human consumption.
- rawTruthHurts 10y ago"There's not much demand for it outside of Japanese cuisine." Some Spaniards will beg to differ.
- dottrap 10y agoAlso, some Chinese. But there's only up to a billion of them, so not much demand.
- aandrieiev 10y agoActually, flour made from crickets has been already available for some time: http://www.amazon.com/Cricket-Flour-made-100-22/dp/B00OMCTODQ http://www.amazon.com/Cricket-Flour-made-100-22/dp/B00OMCTOD...
- Pamar 10y agoIn Italy it's pretty normal to eat them.
- kkylin 10y agoI think they're fairly commmonly eaten in East Asia, e.g., Korea & coastal parts of China. Both as part of a meal and as snacks (dried squid is fairly common in Asian markets).
- sp332 10y agoThe little suckers on the tentacles are a pain to deal with. They can even get stuck in your mouth if you eat it wrong.
- mlvljr 10y agoFreon, of course!