Life's A Squid, And Then You Die: From beginning to end, this fish's existence is perilous -- and short.

From: The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA) | Date: February 28, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Karen Ravn

Feb. 28--Just being a squid can be hazardous to your health. Most will probably live less than a year. They'll mate, spawn and die -- and that's if everything goes swimmingly. Which is a whale of a big if. For one thing, a whale might very well gobble them up first.

"A whale will eat a ton of squid in a day," said Sal Tringali, president of Monterey Fish Co. They're also a popular entree for many fish and birds, as well as other ocean mammals -- not to mention people. Besides, even when squid are raised in a lab -- and not destined to ...

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