Iran Fights Caspian Jellyfish By (You Guessed It) Introducing New Species

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TEHRAN — "Iran on Wednesday proposed introducing a new jellyfish-like species into the Caspian Sea, to devour gelatinous relatives that are wiping out fish stocks in the inland sea.

The "Mnemiopsis," a ctenophore or comb jelly, dubbed "the Monster" by fishermen, has decimated stocks of small, anchovy-like "kilka" by gobbling up the minuscule plankton on which the kilka feeds.

Caspian sturgeon, which produce most of the world's caviar, feed on kilka. Mnemiopsis is only 2 inches in length but it can produce 8,000 offspring a day.

Iran has long considered introducing another comb jelly, "Beroe Ovata," which feeds on its ravenous cousins and will table the proposal at this week's conference of the five Caspian states."

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http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-26/s_13487.asp

[northzax]

1. and then we can introduce

snakes that eat the lizards and gorillas that eat the snakes.

[mmm]

2. Then watch as "Beroe Ovata" develops a taste for..... caviar.

Why not try Aqua Kudzu or cane toads while they're at it?

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3. Brown tree snakes or fire ants might work, too!

Since we know oh-so-much about regulating ecosystems.