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FAST FACTS
by J.R. Johnson
Orange You Glad it’s the Garibaldi? By: KATHERINE
Letters/Online Comments RE: US Sailing Releases
Statement About Ukraine (MARCH 4-18)
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C A L I F O R N I A — In 1995, California adopted the garibaldi as its state fish and made its possession officially illegal. The Legislature acted to protect the garibaldi by placing a moratorium on the commercial collection and designating the garibaldi as the official State Marine Fish of California. In 1840, an Italian named Giuseppe Garibaldi decided to start wearing bright red shirts as part of his personal style. He fought for the reunifica- The garibaldi is a bright orange fish with a heart-shaped tail fin. tion of Italy, became a general, Swimming through dark reefs and kelp forests, it’s a jolt of glowand died a national hero. As a ing orange, a reminder that the garibaldi is a relative of coral-reef result, when biologists discov- damselfish. ered a brilliant red-orange fish cruising the rocky reefs of California- one that will grind his teeth at any intruder- they knew exactly what to name it. The golden orange fish is about 14 inches long and has a heartshaped tail. Garibaldis are most commonly found in shallow waters off the coast of Southern California. They are widely recognized around AvaJuvenile garibaldi fish are yellow-orange with iridescent blue spots and lon Harbor by tour- which signify to adults in the area that they are not a threat. As they grow, ists visiting Catalina the blue spots disappear until they are solid orange. These fish are not conIsland, hence its nick- sidered mature until five or six years old and are about eight inches long. name, the Catalina goldfish. Young garibaldis are even more colorful than adults, as they are out in dark kelp forests, just like likes to hang out in anemones. splattered with tiny electric blue their cousin, the clownfish, who They love to eat sponges, algae, dots. The garibaldi loves to hang Please see FAST FACTS, PAGE 7
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M. CLEMENTS
The war in Ukraine must be stopped by an international coalition NOW to prevent a global catastrophe. Ukraine and Russia are the two worst countries in the world to be at war from a global food standpoint. Together they are more than 24 % of the world’s wheat, and much more than half of sunflower and safflower oil production, and enormous amounts of the fertilizer required for crop yields worldwide (1). Moreover, Russia and Ukraine cannot ship wheat due to sanctions or blockade. Critical planting season is approaching for what is or may soon be a war zone.
This is coming on top of exceptional to extreme droughts in California, in the US grain belt (2), crop failure due to too much rain in Canada’s grain belt, and reports that China’s winter wheat crop will be the worst in history. Unless this war is put to a stop now, a manmade catastrophe with unforeseen knock-on effects is coming for the world. — Marc Andelman
RE: Southern California
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