Comments on: A Huge Dead Squid Floated by the Ship

By: bob

bob — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:36:47 +0000

that is very wierd

By: myra

myra — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:01:31 +0000

wow! that are the biggest one that i hve be see a long of my life

By: Kent D. Trego

Kent D. Trego — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:55:57 +0000

Sorry about the two proceeding emails with different information dates.
The large squid you collected is probably the North Pacific Giant Squid species Architeuthis martensi. Four specimens of this species have been found previously in the ocean off California. All four specimens are in the invertebrate collection of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The last specimen found in the ocean off California was last year on June 25. This species can get up to 45 feet in length.

By: Kent Trego

Kent Trego — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:33:53 +0000

Correction, the last Architeuthis martensii collected off the coast of California was on June 25, 2008.

By: Kent Trego

Kent Trego — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:28:59 +0000

This large squid may very well be the North Pacific Giant Squid or Architeuthis martensii. Apparently four have been found off the coast of California and all of them are in the cephalopod collection of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The last one found off the coast of California was June 6, 2008.

By: SEAPLEX Day 5 Part 2 « SEAPLEX

SEAPLEX Day 5 Part 2 « SEAPLEX — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:37:32 +0000

[...] the New Horizon’s cruise track, I’m able to tweak it as necessary. And the other day, collecting an enormous rotting squid was definitely necessary. I got to yell, “Captain! Follow that squid!” (No following was [...]

By: Danna Staaf

Danna Staaf — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:16:10 +0000

I’m loving the active cephalopod participation in this cruise! Last summer a dead Architeuthis (a true “giant squid”) was found floating near Santa Cruz. I’ll put my money on Archie for your find as well.

By: SEAPLEX Day 4 Part 2 « SEAPLEX

SEAPLEX Day 4 Part 2 « SEAPLEX — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:32:14 +0000

[...] we’ve seen (and heard) dolphins, a mola–or ocean sunfish–and a gigantic deceased squid that had everyone on board scrambling for their cameras. We sent pictures of the massive beast back [...]

By: SEAPLEX Day 4 Part 1 « SEAPLEX

SEAPLEX Day 4 Part 1 « SEAPLEX — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:10 +0000

[...] a Pacific sunset. Earlier today, the crew brought onboard what seems to be a very large colossal squid that was already dead and half eaten, making identification a bit difficult. When I woke up, the [...]