The beginning of the California Market Squid mating ritual, when the population of squid rise up from the deep ocean toward the moonlight and the ocean surface. In the midst of the mating frenzy, females are gripped by males while mating, who display red tentacles warning other males to back off. Sometimes a juvenile Pacific Mackerel swims through the squid. Action is near the ocean surface, but the surface is not visible. Ocean water looks black at night. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system.

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The beginning of the California Market Squid mating ritual, when the population of squid rise up from the deep ocean toward the moonlight and the ocean surface. In the midst of the mating frenzy, females are gripped by males while mating, who display red tentacles warning other males to back off. Sometimes a juvenile Pacific Mackerel swims through the squid. Action is near the ocean surface, but the surface is not visible. Ocean water looks black at night. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system.

The beginning of the California Market Squid mating ritual, when the population of squid rise up from the deep ocean toward the moonlight and the ocean surface. In the midst of the mating frenzy, females are gripped by males while mating, who display red tentacles warning other males to back off. Sometimes a juvenile Pacific Mackerel swims through the squid. Action is near the ocean surface, but the surface is not visible. Ocean water looks black at night. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system.
 
Subject: Animal Fish Juvenile Large Group Marine Invertebrate California Market Squid Pacific Jack Mackerel Doryteuthis opalescens Myopsid Squid Opalescent Inshore Squid Spawning Aggregation Trachurus symmetricus Translucent Transparent White Competitive
Action: Color Change Compete Mate Mating Reproduction Spawn Swim
Environment: Night Coast Marine Sanctuary Ocean Sand Temperate Underwater Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands of California North America North Pacific Ocean Southern California United States

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