mnemiopsis jellyfish: voracious little beast
November 14, 2005It is known as ‘the monster’ by the men who fish the Caspian Sea. The little jelly eats prodigious amounts of the plankton that feeds kilka sprats. In turn, the sprats are the meat and potatoes of the beluga sturgeon, which produces caviar.
Researchers report that as sturgeon have less and less food, they become smaller. There are fears that the caviar industry will be wiped out.
