WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A fishing crew has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed. The squid, weighing an estimated 450KG / 990 lbs and about 10M / 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters. The fishermen were catching Patagonian toothfish, sold under the name Chilean sea bass, south of New Zealand "and the squid was eating a hooked toothfish when it was hauled from the deep,"
Colossal squid can descend to 6,500 feet and are extremely active, aggressive hunters. The frozen squid will be transported to New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, in the capital, Wellington, to be preserved for scientific study. Marine scientists "will be very interested in this amazing creature as it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment," - New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton.
Posted out of pure Coolness factor :)
we know so little of what our deep oceans hold. it gives new thought to the "Kraken" myths of old sailors.
2 comments:
WOW, Pretty amazing! I still think if there are these giant creatures out there who is to say there isn't a "Nessie" too hey?
Amen to that! hehe.
Cryptozoology is the scientific realm of study for these "forgotten and undiscovered monsters"
imagine the ink squirt from this thing! Dad would be cracking up knowing what i mean, that was the worst thing about fishing for squid ... 20cm long :)
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