Invasive Species Ride Tsunami Debris To US Shore 173
An anonymous reader writes "When a floating dock the size of a boxcar washed up on a sandy beach in Oregon, beachcombers got excited because it was the largest piece of debris from last year's tsunami in Japan to show up on the West Coast.
But scientists worried it represented a whole new way for invasive species of seaweed, crabs and other marine organisms to break the earth's natural barriers and further muck up the West Coast's marine environments. And more invasive species could be hitching rides on tsunami debris expected to arrive in the weeks and months to come."
More sushi! (Score:5, Funny)
Anything that brings cheaper sushi, I am all for it! Best way to resolve invasive species problems... first find a way to serve them up!
Re:More sushi! (Score:5, Funny)
Tsunami sushi....is people!!!
A very invasive species (Score:5, Funny)
Will the do-nothing government do anything? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A very invasive species (Score:5, Funny)
That's OK. They're into you.
Oh Great! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Invasive Species are No Problem for Nature (Score:4, Funny)
Adapting to new environments isn't just for other species.
It's the law.
Re:"break the earth's natural barriers" (Score:5, Funny)
but any different than floating tree trunks or coconut shells?
Have you ever tried to tie a boat up to a floating coconut?
Re:"break the earth's natural barriers" (Score:5, Funny)
Have you ever tried to tie a boat up to a floating coconut?
A laden or unladen boat?