Huge squid caught, could be biggest ever

**Bill5461** · 02-22-2007, 12:02 PM

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 38 minutes ago

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, a fisheries official said Thursday.
The squid, weighing an estimated 990 pounds and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said.

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," Anderton said in a statement.
“The squid was almost dead when it reached the surface, and the careful work of the crew was paramount in getting this specimen aboard in good condition,” Anderton said. "It is likely that it is the first intact adult male colossal squid to ever be successfully landed."

The fishing crew and a fisheries official on board their ship estimated the length and weight of the squid: Detailed, official measurements have not been made. The date when the colossus was caught also was not disclosed.
Possibly 330 pounds heavier

Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean.
If original estimates are correct, the squid would be 330 pounds heavier than the next biggest specimen ever found.

Full story & Pics
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17275072/?GT1=9033

**MSFixR** · 02-22-2007, 12:30 PM

That's a whole lot of calamari.

Jeff · 02-22-2007, 12:32 PM

I bet it is nice and chewy... mmmmm....

**Jocasta** · 02-22-2007, 01:27 PM

That's the Whatever Party catering sorted!

OK, how many of you guys looked at that second picture and thought; would I?

Jeff · 02-22-2007, 01:28 PM

no way...

**MSFixR** · 02-22-2007, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jocasta

That's the Whatever Party catering sorted!

OK, how many of you guys looked at that second picture and thought; would I?

That is its mouth. There is a beak-like thing inside.

I have never eaten calamari but I have had octopus. You chew and you chew but it never goes away. I would have spit it out if we hadn't been the guests of representatives of the president of South Korea at a dinner party.

SilverSpoon · 02-22-2007, 02:08 PM

They should just leave it be.

02-22-2007, 02:46 PM

agreed. plus it doesn't look too big.

**Bill5461** · 02-22-2007, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jocasta

K, how many of you guys looked at that second picture and thought; would I?

It would have to have a much prettier face

**MSFixR** · 02-22-2007, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill5461

It would have to have a much prettier face

You look at the face?

**Bill5461** · 02-22-2007, 02:54 PM

Yes, on a woman. This is the first time I've looked at a squid

**open32** · 02-22-2007, 03:00 PM

For the biggest squid ever I expected something bigger.

**MSFixR** · 02-22-2007, 03:03 PM

You've seen too many Walt Disney films.

**open32** · 02-22-2007, 03:11 PM

Ya, that under 22,000 pound squid is just not impressing me.

**Jocasta** · 02-22-2007, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill5461

Yes, on a woman. This is the first time I've looked at a squid

Ha! You can't argue with that.

**MSFixR** · 02-22-2007, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by open32

Ya, that under 22,000 pound squid is just not impressing me.

An 11 ton squid!!! Sounds more like a small whale. This giant squid was estimated to be 990 pounds (about 0.5 tons). It was 39 feet long. On the average, squid are 60 cm (2 feet) long.

edawg99 · 02-22-2007, 08:01 PM

That's a huge Squid. WOW.

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Bill5461 Scarlett Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 12,684 My Profile	Huge squid caught, could be biggest ever MSNBC News Services Updated: 38 minutes ago 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, a fisheries official said Thursday. The squid, weighing an estimated 990 pounds and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said. 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," Anderton said in a statement. “The squid was almost dead when it reached the surface, and the careful work of the crew was paramount in getting this specimen aboard in good condition,” Anderton said. "It is likely that it is the first intact adult male colossal squid to ever be successfully landed." The fishing crew and a fisheries official on board their ship estimated the length and weight of the squid: Detailed, official measurements have not been made. The date when the colossus was caught also was not disclosed. Possibly 330 pounds heavier Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean. If original estimates are correct, the squid would be 330 pounds heavier than the next biggest specimen ever found. Full story & Pics http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17275072/?GT1=9033

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MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 9,502 My Profile	That's a whole lot of calamari.

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Jeff The Former Owner - now just a poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,169 My Profile	I bet it is nice and chewy... mmmmm....

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Jocasta Love Charlie Babbitt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,561 My Profile	That's the Whatever Party catering sorted! OK, how many of you guys looked at that second picture and thought; would I?

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Jeff The Former Owner - now just a poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,169 My Profile	no way...

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