3 Gorges Dam May Be Behind Population Explosion In Giant Jellyfish - AFP

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Researchers in Japan have concluded that a surge in the number of giant jellyfish off the Japanese coast is a result of a hydropower dam in China. The jellyfish have a negative effect on the Japanese fishing industry.

The Mainichi Daily News reported that researchers from Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies have suggested that construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China, the world's largest hydropower dam, is responsible for the explosion of the jellyfish population.

Nomura jellyfish, typically found in Japan, measure up to one meter in diameter and can weigh as much as 200 kilograms.

One of the breeding areas for the jellyfish is near the mouth of the Yangtze River, near Shanghai. Construction of the dam is thought to have reduced the production of silicon, which is necessary for the breeding of phytoplankton, the newspaper said.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/China_Dam_Blamed_For_Surge_In_Jellyfish.html

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1. Given the respect the Japanese have for oceanic wildlife

I don't give a shit. :D

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2. Yeah, I'm sure they'll soon solve the problem ...

... given a half-way decent recipe ...
:evilgrin:

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3. or not...

Seaside communities in Japan have tried to capitalise on the menace by developing novel jellyfish dishes from tofu to icecream, but for some reason the recipes have failed to take off.

http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=9708

Jellyfish ice-cream. There really is no fucking hope for humanity.

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4. Could be even more disgusting . . .

Some American former cod and lobster fisherman have turned to hagfish, nauseating though it sounds.

And yes, there is a market for them in Asia - in fact, they've already pretty much wiped out native stocks in and around Korea and Japan.

http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/hagfish/hagfish.html

[Dead_Parrot]

6. Now THAT is fucked up

Want fries with that?

[Nihil]

5. Hmmm ...

All we need to do now is make whales taste like jellyfish
and the problem is solved!