Two stories from the BBC News Science area plus one.

[fabrisse]

The idea that the ink from a fossilized squid is usable is fascinating.

I know I've told this story before, but it's a good one. When I was a child living in London, the Thames was horribly polluted. The British clean water act (I don't know its name) was passed when I was seven. It was made clear that there would be no recovery in my lifetime. The earliest hope they had for fish to return was a century away. I returned to London twelve years later for college, and people were catching fish. They weren't edible, but fish had already returned.

Fifteen years ago, France passed its Clean Water Act for the Seine. Salmon are being caught in the Seine.

Also, for the first time in decades, Atlantic salmon were caught in the Salmon River near Albany.

Comments

[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

WOO!!! I'm so glad the rivers are recovering in upstate NY. There is so much awfulness and crazy dumping of PCBs

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

The anti-environmental protection people always argue that these acts won't work or won't work in time, but there's yearling salmon near Lake Ontario! Sounds like a win to me.

And can I say I miss Boston. I had to explain Cthulu to someone the other day. And, yes, very appropriate for a post that includes squid. *G*

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

That's good news. Some refreshing resurgence of natural Salmon runs are happening in the Northwest, too. :)

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it! A little work, maybe a couple of years of letting stocks recover by not eating them, and we could have a healthy worldwide fisheries system.

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

*sigh* That would be nice, especially to be able to eat Salmon again without worrying about freakin' mercury levels.