Fishermen net 20-foot, 500-pound giant squid

Someone's going to have a lot of ika sushi leftovers..."MELBOURNE, Australia - Australian fishermen have hauled up a six-metre-long giant squid off the country's southeastern coast.Skipper Rangi Pene says the...

Scientists examine colossal squid

"Scientists in New Zealand are examining a rare intact colossal squid specimen that will soon be dissected by knife. The 10-metre (34 feet) long, half-tonne carcass has been defrosting since Monday in Wellington, after the squid was trapped in a fishing net last year.Very...

Jumbo Squid Invade Monterey Bay

Hungry, hungry jumbo squid. They can measure up to 7 feet long and 110 pounds, and they're moving in large numbers into waters off central California -- devouring commercial fish populations. Scientists believe the...

Giant squid intrigues scientists

Jul. 13 - Scientists in Australia are examining a giant squid that washed up on Tasmania's west coast. The squid was found on Ocean Beach, near Strahan, on the western coast of the island state of Tasmania. The...

Thousands of Jumbo Squid spotted near Long Beach

gCaptain.com tells us: Fisherman have discovered thousands of Jumbo Squid off the Southern California coast this week.Ventura County fishermen have caught hundreds of squid in recent days, according to the Associated...

Calamari the size of Dinner Plates

Looks like some fisherman (I assume from New Zealand) have caught a squid which is weighing in at around 900+ pounds. According to a squid expert in New Zealand this monster would produce Calamari rings the size of dinner plates.Now that is some good eating. :)

Monster Glowing Squid Caught on Camera

"Monster-size, deep-sea squid that use their glowing arms to blind and stun their prey have been filmed in the wild for the first time, scientists say. The mysterious creatures were videotaped as they hunted deep in the North Pacific Ocean off southeastern Japan"

Special Squid : Glowing USB SQUID by SolidAlliance

Happy 2007! How about starting this year "eating" something different? How about a glowing squid for example? :) Another awesome creation from the "creative" people out-there.

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Alaskan fishermen pull up slew of squid (AP)

" ANCHORAGE, Alaska - They're pink, slippery and decidedly not cute, especially if you are a pollock fisherman in the Bering Sea pulling up a slew of unusable squid this summer. The problem took on alarming proportions in early July when fishermen netted more than 500 tons...

First pictures of live giant squid in its natural habitat

The first ever pictures of a live giant squid in its natural environment have been snapped in deep water off Japan. Working with a cheap camera and a fishing boat, the two Japanese researchers have succeeded where millions of dollars and international film crews have...

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