Post by Rickster on Dec 29, 2015 17:12:46 GMT -6
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One of things I find interesting about this squid is the total lack of fear from a human. Maybe it's because he is in a wetsuit, but I can say from personal experience the small squid will ink you and have complete fear when reaching into the bait tank and using them for bait. That is one huge squid.
"According to a manager at the Mizuhashi Fisherina in Toyama prefecture, about 250 kilometers NW of Tokyo, a fisherman was the first to report the 3.7-meter (12.1 feet) giant squid swimming beneath fishing boats on December 24.
“It was the first time that we saw a live giant squid here, where water depth is only about 2.5 to 3 meters,” said Tatsuya Wakasugi, the marina manager.
Giant squids rarely come towards the surface, usually living between 600-900 meters deep. The first images of living giant squids in their natural habitat were released in 2004, and in July 2012, a live adult was filmed for the first time off the coast off Chichi-jima. It’s unclear why this individual swam to the surface.
“Whereas the ones caught in fishing nets are mostly dead and their colors have already turned white, the body of the giant squid swimming inside the marina was red,” he said."
“It was the first time that we saw a live giant squid here, where water depth is only about 2.5 to 3 meters,” said Tatsuya Wakasugi, the marina manager.
Giant squids rarely come towards the surface, usually living between 600-900 meters deep. The first images of living giant squids in their natural habitat were released in 2004, and in July 2012, a live adult was filmed for the first time off the coast off Chichi-jima. It’s unclear why this individual swam to the surface.
“Whereas the ones caught in fishing nets are mostly dead and their colors have already turned white, the body of the giant squid swimming inside the marina was red,” he said."
