Scientists have just filmed this rare squid in full attack mode, on a research cruise in the central Pacific ... to investigate what is living at great depth. The bait was a piece of mackerel ...
The squid catch has increased: in the last five years alone, between 800,000 tons and 1.16 million tons have been caught. China has a declared fleet of 671 ships.
The Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, is a unique corner of the Pacific Ocean ... Before 1950 there were no reports of Humboldt squid in the Sea of Cortez.
This Humboldt squid came out of nowhere ... also among the largest creatures in deep waters off South America’s Pacific coast, the institute says. Researchers have identified more than two ...