海水異変:深海魚被捕獲

A few weeks ago the Mainichi News on-line reported the following:

深海魚:海に異変？　室戸岬沖で１０５匹捕獲

毎日新聞　2014年04月22日　18時11分（最終更新　04月22日　18時44分）

　高知県・室戸岬沖の定置網に２２日、生態がほとんど分かっていない深海魚「ホテイエソ」が１０５匹入り込んでいるのが見つかり、うち１匹は生きた状態で捕獲された。２１日にも９匹見つかったばかりで、専門家は「海に何らかの異変があったのでは」と指摘する。

　付近の海洋生物の生態を調べているＮＰＯ法人「日本ウミガメ協議会」（大阪）によると、網は地元漁師が沖合約２キロ、深さ約７０メートル付近に仕掛けた。体長は１０〜２５センチくらい。生きている１匹は協議会が保管しているが、だいぶ弱っているという。（共同）

(試譯文)

On the 22^nd (April) at the fixed net set up at Muroto-misaki Cape of Kochi, 105 abyssal fish the "Hoteieso" whose ecology was hardly understood was found inside, and one of them was captured in a living state. On the 21^st, nine animals were also found, a specialist indicated "as if certain accident had happened in the sea".

According to a NPO the "Japanese Sea Turtle Association" (Osaka) which was investigating the ecology of the neighboring marine organism, the local fisherman set up the net about 2 km off-shore and near a depth of about 70 meters. Their length was about 10-25 cm. Although the Association was keeping one animal alive, it was said that it had weakened very much.

I think may be the sea bed in that region is encountering some changes.