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- Name: señoritafish
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The memory of our cat, Ralph.
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Friday, April 02, 2004
Honkin' big squid
On Monday, DP called from the docks; she already had a cooler full of samples, and one of our purse seine boats had brought in a very large squid. As they were unloading the boat they originally thought it was a shark because all they could see was a fin. They didn't want it (thinking it would be too tough to eat), and were willing to give it to her. However, it weighed about forty pounds, so she needed an extra cooler. I went over to San Pedro and collected the samples she already had - she still had a squid sample to collect, as well as the big squid. I headed back to the office to start processing the squid she'd already collected.
Here's what she picked up:
(photo by Dianna Porzio)
I was halfway through the sample when she got it back to our lab. I didn't think it was the same as the jumbo squid that often shows up here in warm years, as it was about as long but much heavier, with a very thick mantle. It must have weighed about 40 lbs. However, according to some of our older biologists, this one was likely a mature Dosidicus gigas, the others are likely young ones.
Here it is in our lab:
Close up of its beak, roughly the same size as a macaw's:
(photo by Dianna Porzio)
Everyone in the office had to come down and take a gander at it. We should have charged admission. DP really wanted to look at its organs and try to remove the statoliths. However, until we figure out its ultimate destination, I'd like to keep it intact. We heard today theOrange County Marine Institute Ocean Institute (I guess they must've renamed it) in Dana Point is interested in the squid as a museum specimen for the school kids).
Just recently, someone in a dive club reported interacting with one out at Catalina (where this one was caught). However, from the pictures, it looks pretty dead; its arms are in exactly the same position and there is a large chunk missing from its side.
There's some debate as to whether you'd want to be diving with these critters. Dr. Gilly, a scientist we've worked with to provide Loligo genetic material (our little market squid), has been tagging these big guys in Mexico and says he's been snorkeling with them, however, Paul in our office told me he's heard of divers having chunks taken out of them and that these squid will grab the oars of rowboats.
As fascinating as they are, and as much as I'd like to see them alive, I'm not sure I'd want to swim with these guys. I have a healthy respect for those spiky suckers and that beak.
Article on Dr. Gilly's Humboldt squid research:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0718_030718_jumbosquid.html#main
Here's what she picked up:
(photo by Dianna Porzio)
I was halfway through the sample when she got it back to our lab. I didn't think it was the same as the jumbo squid that often shows up here in warm years, as it was about as long but much heavier, with a very thick mantle. It must have weighed about 40 lbs. However, according to some of our older biologists, this one was likely a mature Dosidicus gigas, the others are likely young ones.
Here it is in our lab:
Close up of its beak, roughly the same size as a macaw's:
(photo by Dianna Porzio)
Everyone in the office had to come down and take a gander at it. We should have charged admission. DP really wanted to look at its organs and try to remove the statoliths. However, until we figure out its ultimate destination, I'd like to keep it intact. We heard today the
Just recently, someone in a dive club reported interacting with one out at Catalina (where this one was caught). However, from the pictures, it looks pretty dead; its arms are in exactly the same position and there is a large chunk missing from its side.
There's some debate as to whether you'd want to be diving with these critters. Dr. Gilly, a scientist we've worked with to provide Loligo genetic material (our little market squid), has been tagging these big guys in Mexico and says he's been snorkeling with them, however, Paul in our office told me he's heard of divers having chunks taken out of them and that these squid will grab the oars of rowboats.
As fascinating as they are, and as much as I'd like to see them alive, I'm not sure I'd want to swim with these guys. I have a healthy respect for those spiky suckers and that beak.
Article on Dr. Gilly's Humboldt squid research:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0718_030718_jumbosquid.html#main
