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Hello Everyone!
First off, I'm sorry I've been AFK for some time. I really have a lot of posts on which I should catch up. I've been out of a few loops lately, and other things have required my attention. As a staff member I should be more dilligent, and I will post more as the weeks progress. Sorry if I've been negligent.
Second, as some of you know, in the past I have volunteered with Humboldt State University's Wildlife Conclave. Well, this year I'm going to the Nationals in New Mexico with my wife. As I actually joined conclave this year (and I'm VERY out of my element, mind you), I was asked to write a paper on squid fisheries and their probable impact on marine ecosystems or competition with species of fish. Will Gilly at TONMOCon showed me that there is a thriving Dosidicus fishery off the coast of Mexico, and we Californians have a growing taste for Loligo so I was wondering if any real work has been done on this subject?
The professor who pointed this out to me made me realize that Wildlife was far more than the "Dry-Land Vertebrate" science I had thought it was. Also, he has more than a passing interest in biological ethology, so the idea of invertebrate intelligence really apppeals to him.
Any leads on where I should look? Thanks in advance for any help.
John
First off, I'm sorry I've been AFK for some time. I really have a lot of posts on which I should catch up. I've been out of a few loops lately, and other things have required my attention. As a staff member I should be more dilligent, and I will post more as the weeks progress. Sorry if I've been negligent.
Second, as some of you know, in the past I have volunteered with Humboldt State University's Wildlife Conclave. Well, this year I'm going to the Nationals in New Mexico with my wife. As I actually joined conclave this year (and I'm VERY out of my element, mind you), I was asked to write a paper on squid fisheries and their probable impact on marine ecosystems or competition with species of fish. Will Gilly at TONMOCon showed me that there is a thriving Dosidicus fishery off the coast of Mexico, and we Californians have a growing taste for Loligo so I was wondering if any real work has been done on this subject?
The professor who pointed this out to me made me realize that Wildlife was far more than the "Dry-Land Vertebrate" science I had thought it was. Also, he has more than a passing interest in biological ethology, so the idea of invertebrate intelligence really apppeals to him.
Any leads on where I should look? Thanks in advance for any help.
John