SQUIDS WASHING ASHORE 12/12/12 9:00a DMF

HUNDREDS OF HUMBOLDT RED SQUID WASHED UP ON SHORES STRETCHING FROM SANTA CRUZ TO APTOS THIS WEEK. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC BIOLIGIST JOHN FIELD COLLECTED SOME OF THE SQUID IN HOPES OF FINDING AN ANSWER. FIELD THINKS GLOBAL WARMING AND SHOALING OXYGEN LAYERS IN THE WATER COLUMN PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES IN THE BEACHING OF SQUID. OVER-ZEALOUS HUNTING ON THE SQUID’S BEHALF COULD ALSO PLAY A ROLE; SQUID WILL CHASE PREY RIGHT ONTO THE BEACH.