Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) says there is still no cause for alarm despite more dead squid sightings.
We reported earlier this week that high tides brought the squid in and stranded them along the shorelines of Lunenburg County.
However there have been further sightings, particularly in Mahone Bay, and we reached out to DFO once again.
Debbie Buott-Matheson, a spokesperson with DFO, says their science department believes the deaths were natural.
“They believe the squid mortalities are actually a part of the squid’s normal life cycle,” says Buott-Matheson. “So essentially this particular squid lives for just under a year, at the very end of their life cycle they breed and then they die.”
Buott-Matheson says the squid could have been mating in the area and then died.
They could have been pushed into the area by a predator or having been chasing food themselves before this occurred.
However, Buott-Matheson says you can contact your local detachment if you see anything concerning or out of the ordinary.
Story by Brittany Wentzell
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