The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them all
theconversation.com
The SA government has convened an emergency meeting today to discuss taking cuttlefish eggs from the wild, due to the impending threat of the algal bloom which could wipe them out forever.
  • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Interesting description of the mechanism by which a whole species could really be lost in a single generation.

    Collecting, transporting and raising eggs in tanks is a relatively straightforward process at a smaller scale. It has been done successfully for research purposes in South Australia.

    Raising hatchlings is harder and more labour intensive. Then there is the question of what to do with them once they hatch. But the three-month incubation period would buy us time.

    Good luck to them.