Re: NANFA-- exotic squid in Michigan

Bruce Stallsmith (fundulus_at_hotmail.com)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:22:18 EST

OK, this makes sense for squid being found in the Great Lakes; as ballast
water hitch hikers. Like Pam says, "They do not live in fresh water." That
must have been an interesting capture!

--Bruce Stallsmith

>
>In a message dated 12/16/99 11:04:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>pam_fuller_at_usgs.gov writes:
>
><< A school of squid was collected in Lake Michigan. They were introduced
>in
> ballast water from an ocean ship. The squid were collected and deposited
> in a museum. They do not live in fresh water. >>
>
>This is what I recieved from NAS on the subject of exotic squid in
>Michigan.

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