The giant squid’s ability to evade capture and the extreme conditions make this one of the most daring fishing expeditions in the world. Awesome Posted: May 5, 2025 | Last updated: May 5, 2025 ...

Imagine peacefully paddleboarding and enjoying the beautiful scenery around you, when suddenly a massive tentacle emerges ...

"I had seen no giant squid before in my 15-year fishing career," he told The Japan Times. Article continues below "I wonder whether it may be some kind of omen." ...

On Friday, a group of Japanese scientists unveiled a video of a live giant squid—what they claim are “the first ever moving pictures of a giant squid.” (You can watch the video here.) In a ...

Giant squid – also known also by their scientific name Architeuthis – have been the stuff of both legend and science for hundreds of years. Stories of great tentacled Kraken in Scandinavia and ...

One theory suggests that an increase in deep-sea fishing—of orange roughy in particular—has disturbed the giant-squid habitat. Others say that the squid deaths have been caused by underwater ...

CALLAO, Peru — Squid, which can weigh over a 100 pounds and are a vital source of food and jobs, are pursued by fishermen up and down the South American coast as they migrate each year. And ...

The museum has about 20 giant squid specimens, including one that is twice as long as the new arrival. Most of the others were collected after being caught in fishing boats’ nets, making the ...

This squid is only the seventh recorded specimen to be found in the area in the past 350 years, which gives you a pretty good idea of how rare they are, but what’s even more amazing is that four ...

Once in a while, a fishing trawler will entangle a giant squid in its nets. No one had ever published data on giant squid genetics before now.

The first images of a live giant squid were captured in 2004 and another became the first to swim into view on film in 2013. Even so, most specimens spotted have died, tangled in fishing nets .