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Invasive Species Ride Tsunami Debris To US Shore

Posted by samzenpus on from the are-going-my-way? dept.

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."

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  1. More sushi! by QQBoss · · Score: 4, 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!

    1. Re:More sushi! by Muad'Dave · · Score: 4, Funny

      Tsunami sushi....is people!!!

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  2. A very invasive species by CdrGlork · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd hate to see those Japanese tentacle monsters I hear so much about surf their way to the US—I'm not in to that sort of thing.

    1. Re:A very invasive species by spauldo · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's OK. They're into you.

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  3. Will the do-nothing government do anything? by Relayman · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is another situation where we could have been preparing for this for a year now but it appears that the do-nothing part of government has done nothing to prepare for it. The government suggests that you recycle the recyclable debris and put the rest in the trash! So let the disaster occur and then we will spend billions of dollars repairing the unknown environmental damage. Education, prepare for further budget cuts; you're just not important anymore.

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  4. Oh Great! by Widowwolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    More Illegal aliens coming to California..My taxes are sure to go up again to pay for their healthcare, schooling and welfare..And there goes more of my SSI

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  5. Re:Invasive Species are No Problem for Nature by ColdWetDog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Adapting to new environments isn't just for other species.

    It's the law.

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  6. Re:"break the earth's natural barriers" by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    but any different than floating tree trunks or coconut shells?

    Have you ever tried to tie a boat up to a floating coconut?

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  7. Re:"break the earth's natural barriers" by khr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you ever tried to tie a boat up to a floating coconut?

    A laden or unladen boat?