Comments on: From the Editor’s Desk: The Giant Squid Can Be A Panda For The Ocean https://deepseanews.com/2011/06/from-the-editors-desk-the-giant-squid-can-be-a-panda-for-the-ocean/ All the news on the Earth's largest environment. Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Angel Guerra https://deepseanews.com/2011/06/from-the-editors-desk-the-giant-squid-can-be-a-panda-for-the-ocean/#comment-10663 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:49:37 +0000 https://www.deepseanews.com/?p=14273#comment-10663 In reply to TreeHugginVamp.

Hi Graig,

Greetings from Vigo (Spain) and thank you very much for your excellent article. I like to inform you that
a tremendous storm that has devastated the costal line of the Bay of Biscay and has destroyed the ground and first floors of the Museum of Giant Squid at Luarca late last week. We have lost several unique specimens. The damage has been estimated at 300,000 euros, but the specimens are irreplaceable. We are devastated.
Laria, the Museum director, is trying to recover everything posible. We received support from various national and international institutions and also from numerous individuals. It has opened a bank account to collect donations that are coming. Unfortunately, the authorities are very slow to react and we need to close all gaps open in the walls as soon as possible because bad weather will follow.

Best wishes

Angel Guerra

]]> By: Giant Squid – From Sea Monster to Conservation Icon – Phenomena: Laelaps https://deepseanews.com/2011/06/from-the-editors-desk-the-giant-squid-can-be-a-panda-for-the-ocean/#comment-10662 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:16:35 +0000 https://www.deepseanews.com/?p=14273#comment-10662 […] represent concern for the conservation of marine biodiversity.” Or, as Craig McClain put it, we should make the giant squid the panda of the deep. The enigmatic invertebrate is undoubtedly affected by climate change, overfishing, pollution, and […]

]]> By: Sunday Round Up – #12 « Breaching the Blue https://deepseanews.com/2011/06/from-the-editors-desk-the-giant-squid-can-be-a-panda-for-the-ocean/#comment-10661 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:47:53 +0000 https://www.deepseanews.com/?p=14273#comment-10661 […] good folks over at Deep-Sea News explore why the Giant Squid could be the ‘Panda’ of the ocean. This based on the recently published […]

]]> By: Giant Squid Could Become Ocean’s Panda Bear | From The Belly Button Of The Ocean https://deepseanews.com/2011/06/from-the-editors-desk-the-giant-squid-can-be-a-panda-for-the-ocean/#comment-10660 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:47:47 +0000 https://www.deepseanews.com/?p=14273#comment-10660 […] group of biologists are proposing that the giant squid be adopted as a mascot for the conservation of the world’s oceans, like […]

]]> By: TreeHugginVamp https://deepseanews.com/2011/06/from-the-editors-desk-the-giant-squid-can-be-a-panda-for-the-ocean/#comment-10659 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:59:18 +0000 https://www.deepseanews.com/?p=14273#comment-10659 I think most people are too simple minded to accept and understand the relevance of an Architeuthis as a ‘mascot’ for the ocean. Although a great choice, I think the unaware of the need for better protection of our oceans would be better drawn to the cause by something ‘cuter’ like a whale or a furry little baby seal.
People just don’t get it yet..
Just my opinion
THV

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