  News and Features March 29-April 4, 2006    Inky Adventures:
Hunting squid on the Rick Powers' voyage.  Here There Be
Monsters  Like something out of a Jules Verne fantasy, giant
squid have invaded the coast of Northern California. Scientists
are baffled, fisherman are frustrated, no one knows the ultimate
impact on our ecosystem. Now, who wants calamari?  By Alastair
Bland  MILLIONS of immigrants from Latin America began streaming
north to the California coast years ago. No one knows why they
came here. No one knows the impact they will have on the state's
economy and the environment. Scientists are on the case, but
answers elude them. After all, these aliens do not speak our
language and they currently reside miles from shore, more than
100 fathoms down, occasionally rising to the surface when
overcome by a feeding frenzy.  Clearly, the giant Humboldt squid
(Dosidicus gigas) is not your ordinary migrant. It's a
cephalopod that grows to over 100 pounds, eats voraciously and
may possess an intelligence quot