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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-298--293354080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Today at Evangeline Beach I found about 15 "sea-mops" of egg-sacs of long-finned squids by walking east from the public steps at the parking lot, and yesterday Pat found perhaps 10 more batches at the top of the beach to the west from those steps. Last year the first report came in mid-June, with other reports at Scots' Bay plus at Evangeline Beach, north Grand Pre. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: July 30, 2013 5:48:03 PM ADT > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] squids definitely long-finned -- photos gotten > from three of you > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > My e-mail response to Peter Stow received photos from Peter and > also from Dave Patriquin and Nelson Poirier, at Halifax and St. > Margaret's Bay and Mill Cove, showing that all of these are > definitely Atlantic long-finned squids, Loligo pealei or updated to > Doryteuthis pealeii. Peter also measured the length of his, up to > 30 cm. (one foot), and I have read that the males can be > considerably longer/larger than this. > > Most Loligo species, or at least some of them, are communal > spawners in huge groups of groping males, and all of them in such > activities change colour emotionally during the "courting" or > groping and forced matings. I have read several article on this in > the past and seen spectacular underwater footage on TV of another > species off California. > > One of the sites I Googled got this info', which I cannot guarantee > as straight goods (always read as a skeptic!): > > The Longfin Inshore Squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) is a species of > squid of the family Loliginidae. The Longfin Inshore Squid is found > in the North Atlantic, schooling in continental shelf and slope > waters from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is > commercially exploited, especially in the range from the Southern > Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras. > Gladius > > The Longfin Inshore Squid spawns year-round and lives for less than > one year. Individuals hatched in summer generally grow more rapidly > than those hatched in winter due to the warmer temperature of the > water. The species presents sexual dimorphism, with most males > growing faster and reaching larger sizes than females. The dorsal- > mantle length of some males can reach 50 cm, although most squids > commercially harvested are smaller than 30 cm long. > > This species is a model organism in neuroscience and was used by > Andrew Huxley and Alan Hodgkin in their studies on axons. They are > also used for research on replicating their camouflage abilities > due to the chromatophores in their skin, which reflect a different > color depending on the angle at which the light is hitting them > > > Habitat Open ocean, Coral reefs. > > > Range New England, Eastern Canada, Florida, Mid-Atlantic. > > > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > --Apple-Mail-298--293354080 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Today at Evangeline Beach I found about 15 "sea-mops" of egg-sacs of = long-finned squids by walking east from the public steps at the parking = lot, and yesterday Pat found perhaps 10 more batches at the top of the = beach to the west from those steps. Last year the first report came in = mid-June, with other reports at Scots' Bay plus at Evangeline Beach, = north Grand Pre. Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 30, 2013 5:48:03 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] squids definitely = long-finned -- photos gotten from three of you</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div>My e-mail = response to Peter Stow received photos from Peter and also from Dave = Patriquin and Nelson Poirier, at Halifax and St. Margaret's Bay and Mill = Cove, showing that all of these are definitely Atlantic long-finned = squids, Loligo pealei or updated to Doryteuthis pealeii. Peter = also measured the length of his, up to 30 cm. (one foot), and I have = read that the males can be considerably longer/larger than = this.</div><div><br></div><div>Most Loligo species, or at least some of = them, are communal spawners in huge groups of groping males, and all of = them in such activities change colour emotionally during the "courting" = or groping and forced matings. I have read several article on this = in the past and seen spectacular underwater footage on TV of another = species off California.</div><div><br></div><div>One of the sites I = Googled got this info', which I cannot guarantee as straight goods = (always read as a skeptic!):</div><div><br></div><div><p style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">The Longfin Inshore Squid = (Doryteuthis pealeii) is a species of squid of the family Loliginidae. = The Longfin Inshore Squid is found in the North Atlantic, schooling in = continental shelf and slope waters from Newfoundland to the Gulf of = Venezuela. It is commercially exploited, especially in the range from = the Southern Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras.<br> Gladius<br> <br> The = Longfin Inshore Squid spawns year-round and lives for less than one = year. Individuals hatched in summer generally grow more rapidly than = those hatched in winter due to the warmer temperature of the water. The = species presents sexual dimorphism, with most males growing faster and = reaching larger sizes than females. The dorsal-mantle length of some = males can reach 50 cm, although most squids commercially harvested are = smaller than 30 cm long.<br> <br> This species is a model organism in = neuroscience and was used by Andrew Huxley and Alan Hodgkin in their = studies on axons. They are also used for research on replicating their = camouflage abilities due to the chromatophores in their skin, which = reflect a different color depending on the angle at which the light is = hitting them</font></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 11px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 13px; "><br></div><p style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px"><font face=3D"Tahoma" = size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Tahoma"><b>Habitat</b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"> Open ocean, Coral reefs.</font></p><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Tahoma; = min-height: 13px; "><br></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px = 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px"><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Tahoma"><b>Range</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"> New England, Eastern = Canada, Florida, Mid-Atlantic.</font></p><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px = 8.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></p><p style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</font></p></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-298--293354080--
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