Thursday, January 26, 2012

Noise pollution pulps squid organs

New Scientist April 16, 2011
by Andy Coghlan

Michel Andre of the Technical University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain and
Angel Gonzalez of the Institute of Marine Investigation in Vigo, Spain found that experiments on squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses strongly suggest their
balancing organs are ruined by underwater noise pollution.

This leads to their inability to move around, and thus they cannot find food or avoid predators.

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