Fwd: Daily Grist: NORTHERN IRELAND, JELLYFISH, AND JAPAN

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eetAt 01:14 PM 11/28/07, you wrote:

I Don't Think You're Ready for This

Jelly

Northern Ireland and Japan plagued by jellyfish

We're sure you have plenty of fodder for eco-nightmares, but let us add

another: killer jellyfish. Last week, a horde of jellies covering an area

of 10 square miles (!) attacked Northern Ireland's only salmon farm,

killing some 100,000 fish. The mauve stinger jellyfish were well north of

their favored Mediterranean habitat, thanks to warmer-than-normal water.

Another type, the Nomura jellyfish, has within the past five years become

a huge problem to fisherfolk in Japan. Theories for the recent jump in

jellyfish include warmer seas, pollution, and changing water flows linked

to China's Three Gorges Dam. Japan is doing what it can to deal with the

Nomura jellies, which can measure six feet across and weigh up to 450

pounds: the country's fisheries service has devised a cookbook with

jellyfish recipes, and a coastal dairy makes vanilla-and-jellyfish ice

cream. Mmm. Peanut-butter-and-jellyfish sandwich, anyone?

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sources: Reuters, The Wall Street Journal

 

 

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