Giant squid found in Gulf of Mexico

Scientists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service captured a giant squid while conducting research off the Louisiana coast. This is only the second known giant squid obtained from the Gulf of Mexico. The first was collected in 1954. The squid, just over 19 and a half feet long and 103 pounds, was collected on July 30, during a 60-day scientific study by NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center and the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service. The scientists were aboard the NOAA research vessel Gordon Gunter when the squid was caught in a trawl at a depth of more than 1,500 feet. (Source: NOAA, 09/21/09)