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Giant squid caught by hook and line off Greymouth, New Zealand, on 16 August 2018 (#657 on this list). It now forms part of the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This list of giant squid specimens and sightings since 2015 is a timeline of recent human encounters with members of the genus Architeuthis, popularly known as giant squid.
This list of giant squid specimens and sightings is a comprehensive timeline of recorded human encounters with members of the genus Architeuthis, popularly known as giant squid. It includes animals that were caught by fishermen, found washed ashore, recovered (in whole or in part) from sperm whales and other predatory species, as well as those ...
Widely misreported as "giant squid". [33] 22: 20 March 2008 (reported) Ross Sea {SWP} Caught by New Zealand research vessel Tangaroa "colossal squid" Several specimens: Juvenile: Atkinson (2008a) [1] 25 May 2008: about 40 km off Portland, Victoria, Australia, at 556 m depth {SWP} Caught by trawler Zeehaan "colossal squid"; "giant squid"
Steve O'Shea (born 14 December 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand) [1] is a marine biologist and environmentalist known for his research on giant squid. [2] [3] O'Shea obtained his degrees from Auckland university. He undertook a Bachelor of Science between 1984 and 1988. He graduated with an M.Sc. in 1990. [4]
There are around 300 species of squid living in the ocean and they can range in size from less than an inch to the massive 50-foot-long giant squid. The strawberry squid ( Histioteuthis heteropsis ...
It is sometimes called the Antarctic cranch squid or giant squid (not to be confused with the giant squid in genus Architeuthis) and is believed to be the largest squid species in terms of mass. [3] It is the only recognized member of the genus Mesonychoteuthis and is known from only a small number of specimens . [ 4 ]
By RYAN GORMAN Amazing footage has emerged of a squid attacking a submarine. Greenpeace posted a video online Friday showing the giant squid attacking the underwater vessel during a recent excursion.
A frame from the first colour film of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, [nb 1] recorded from a manned submersible off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in July 2012. The animal (#549 on this list) is seen feeding on a 1-metre-long Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamondback squid), which was used as bait in conjunction with a flashing squid jig. [2]