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Giant Humboldt squid invading Monterey Bay
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It sounds like something out of a monster movie.
A mysterious sea creature, up to 7 feet long, weighing up to 100
pounds, with thousands of sharp barbs on its arms. It hunts in packs
of hundreds, flying through the water at 25 mph, changing color.
With a parrot-like beak and strong arms, it attacks and tries to
eat nearly anything it sees: fish, scuba divers, even its own kind.
But it's not a creature of Hollywood. It's real. And it's reached
the Monterey Bay. The Humbo...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Humboldt Squid Migrating To California Waters
Sea Technology
; Over the last five years, large, predatory Humboldt squid have moved north from equatorial waters and invaded the sea off central California, where they may be decimating populations of Pacific Ocean hake, an important commercial fish. Ironically, these squid may have benefited from the decline of
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Real Sea Monsters; The vicious giant Dosidicus gigas, the Humboldt squid, seems to be finding a new home right off our shores.
Monterey County Weekly
; There is an alien intelligence residing deep within the Monterey Bay, a bizarre life form that appears to be proliferating by the thousands in cold black waters far below the surface. It resides within creatures that have three hearts, primate-like stereoscopic eyes, blue blood and brains large
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Giant Humboldt squid invading Monterey Bay
Oakland Tribune
; It sounds like something out of a monster movie. A mysterious sea creature, up to 7 feet long, weighing up to 100 pounds, with thousands of sharp barbs on its arms. It hunts in packs of hundreds, flying through the water at 25 mph, changing color. With a parrot-like beak and strong arms, it attacks
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Giant squids invading Monterey Bay
Oakland Tribune
; It sounds like something out of a monster movie. A mysterious sea creature, up to 7 feet long, weighing up to 100 pounds, with thousands of sharp barbs on its arms. It hunts in packs of hundreds, flying through the water at 25 mph, changing color. With a parrot-like beak and strong arms, it attacks
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Hordes of giant squid invading Monterey Bay
Oakland Tribune
; It sounds like something out of a monster movie. A mysterious sea creature, up to 7 feet long, weighing up to 100 pounds, with thousands of sharp barbs on its arms. It hunts in packs of hundreds, flying through the water at 25 mph, changing color. With a parrot-like beak and strong arms, it attacks
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Giant squid with 40,000 sharp teeth take up residence in Monterey Bay.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
; ... mercurynews.com or (408) 920-5045. To see more of the San Jose Mercury News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.mercurynews.com. Copyright (c) 2007, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For ...
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Invasion of the jumbo squid in Monterey Bay: AGGRESSIVE - AND HUNGRY - CREATURES INCREASINGLY COMMON IN BAY.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
; ... mercurynews.com or (408) 920-5045. To see more of the San Jose Mercury News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.mercurynews.com. Copyright (c) 2007, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For ...
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UnionBanCal Corp. to purchase Monterey Bay Bancorp for 2.57 times revenue
Weekly Corporate Growth Report
; Featured Transaction The Deal: UnionBanCal Corporation has agreed to acquire Monterey Bay Bancorp Inc. for $96.5 million in cash and stock. UnionBanCal will pay about $48.3 million in cash and 1.1 million to 1.34 million of its shares for all outstanding shares of Monterey Bay. The transaction
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Major oceanographic center: Monterey Bay Crescent
Sea Technology
; The shores of Monterey Bay host one of the largest and most diverse assemblages of ocean-related research, teaching, and policy organizations in the country. In May, building on a long history of informal collaborations, the higher education and research institutions of the Monterey Bay region
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Up close with sea lions, otters and birds in a kayak on Monterey Bay.(Originated from Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; MONTEREY, Calif. _ Sunlight shimmered on the water like a bouquet of sparkles as two days of kayaking in Monterey Bay came to an end. The sun abruptly burst through the clouds at the end of our expedition, illuminating dozens of baby smelt that breached the surface like fishy fireflies. It was a
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