Big Squid Beached - 7/11/09 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

beardedguy · 07-15-2009, 03:16 AM

I checked the earthquake web page and there was a 4.0 earthquate
19 miles WSW of La Jolla Saturday am.

blackcloud9 · 07-15-2009, 06:07 AM

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loca...e--.html?yhp=1

Cool but if you listen to the information carefully in the video, scientists and the lifeguards all doubt any connection.

For some reason that makes a good "story".

At least 10 people have sent me similar links, excited about the connection to the earthquake, an unfounded urban myth hyped by the news media(especially local news) and parroted by the public.

I saw a squid washed up on Friday morning after surfing too -- think they had been around out there all week ....... Squid premonition?

Here is a little better take:
http://cryptoworld.co.uk/jumbo-squid...er-earthquake/

dsafety · 07-15-2009, 09:33 PM

I'm pretty sure that the type of squid that have been washing up are Humboldt Squid. They have been doing this for as long as I can remember. Usually about this time of year and not every year.

Back when I was lifeguarding at LJ Shores in the late 1970's there was a major beaching event. Hundreds, maybe thousands of these squid beached themselves. They were all alive but would not return to the sea. Folks who like to eat squid swarmed the beach to harvest the bounty. The sight of a 90 pound Asian guy dragging 50 pounds of squid up the beach and throwing it in the trunk of his car sticks with me even today.

The squid beaching became a media event with reporters from all networks descending on the Shores and filing their reports. One guy who worked for UPI came up to me while I was working and did an interview, complete with photos. The story went out worldwide and even although only my name was mentioned in the article, interested readers somehow found me. I started getting calls from all sorts of people from all over the world wanting to know more about these squid. As if I knew anything... I was just the guy in the red swim trunks.

It was a very interesting event. Somewhere I have a 35 year old newspaper photo of me holding up a four foot long squid for the world to see. If I can find it, I will post. The photo was published in papers everywhere. I got calls from relatives back east and friends in Europe and Australia who saw the article.

Some of the callers had very strange requests. Some teacher in Alabama wanted me to give a lecture to her sixth grade class on squid and other sea life. I was even asked out on a couple of dates. It was a very weird couple of days.

Everyone is supposed to have at least 15 minutes of fame. I guess that was mine.

Bob

Freespool · 07-20-2009, 02:20 PM

The media hype over this has been pretty funny. I work at the NOAA lab next to Scripps and ABC World News was here the end of last week doing a few interviews. It was aired on Friday. There have been interviews by the BBC as well. Some of the lesser media reporting has been downright dramatic and silly, check out this link for a good laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKQt5hHDXg

blackcloud9 · 07-20-2009, 08:14 PM

My 80 year old neighbor said that these kind of squid can take you right off of a boat, esp. people wearing red or orange.

I just said, OK thanks. Wow/.

(Humboldt squid, it's the new JAWS.)

07-15-2009, 06:07 AM	#2
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loca...e--.html?yhp=1 Cool but if you listen to the information carefully in the video, scientists and the lifeguards all doubt any connection. For some reason that makes a good "story". At least 10 people have sent me similar links, excited about the connection to the earthquake, an unfounded urban myth hyped by the news media(especially local news) and parroted by the public. I saw a squid washed up on Friday morning after surfing too -- think they had been around out there all week ....... Squid premonition? Here is a little better take: http://cryptoworld.co.uk/jumbo-squid...er-earthquake/ Last edited by blackcloud9; 07-15-2009 at 06:34 AM.

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07-15-2009, 03:16 AM	#1
beardedguy gurmpy old one Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: El Cajon Posts: 80	I checked the earthquake web page and there was a 4.0 earthquate 19 miles WSW of La Jolla Saturday am.

07-15-2009, 09:33 PM	#3
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	I'm pretty sure that the type of squid that have been washing up are Humboldt Squid. They have been doing this for as long as I can remember. Usually about this time of year and not every year. Back when I was lifeguarding at LJ Shores in the late 1970's there was a major beaching event. Hundreds, maybe thousands of these squid beached themselves. They were all alive but would not return to the sea. Folks who like to eat squid swarmed the beach to harvest the bounty. The sight of a 90 pound Asian guy dragging 50 pounds of squid up the beach and throwing it in the trunk of his car sticks with me even today. The squid beaching became a media event with reporters from all networks descending on the Shores and filing their reports. One guy who worked for UPI came up to me while I was working and did an interview, complete with photos. The story went out worldwide and even although only my name was mentioned in the article, interested readers somehow found me. I started getting calls from all sorts of people from all over the world wanting to know more about these squid. As if I knew anything... I was just the guy in the red swim trunks. It was a very interesting event. Somewhere I have a 35 year old newspaper photo of me holding up a four foot long squid for the world to see. If I can find it, I will post. The photo was published in papers everywhere. I got calls from relatives back east and friends in Europe and Australia who saw the article. Some of the callers had very strange requests. Some teacher in Alabama wanted me to give a lecture to her sixth grade class on squid and other sea life. I was even asked out on a couple of dates. It was a very weird couple of days. Everyone is supposed to have at least 15 minutes of fame. I guess that was mine. Bob

07-20-2009, 02:20 PM	#4
Freespool Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: La Jolla Posts: 42	The media hype over this has been pretty funny. I work at the NOAA lab next to Scripps and ABC World News was here the end of last week doing a few interviews. It was aired on Friday. There have been interviews by the BBC as well. Some of the lesser media reporting has been downright dramatic and silly, check out this link for a good laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKQt5hHDXg

07-20-2009, 08:14 PM	#5
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	My 80 year old neighbor said that these kind of squid can take you right off of a boat, esp. people wearing red or orange. I just said, OK thanks. Wow/. (Humboldt squid, it's the new JAWS.)