Squid and the Environment, Part 1: A Brief Introduction into Squid Research

By Dr Jean Githaiga-Mwicigi, Fisheries Scientist, Resources Research, South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

What research is carried out on chokka squid? Does it cover the environment? How is it conducted? What are the important environmental variables? What have research results shown and what does this mean for the resource? A series on “Chokka squid and the environment”. This article (part one) introduces cephalopods, gives some background on the chokka squid resource, breaks down the four broad categories of squid research in South Africa and concludes with a brief mention of environmental variability-related research.