Haunting ‘Rare’ Creature Spotted Off US
The rare deep-sea animal was seen alive only about 70 times worldwide, and the encounter came during a 10-day seamount mission.
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'I was just mesmerized.' Researchers capture first northeast Pacific sighting of spooky squid
Researchers' sighting of the elusive bigfin squid was the first time the animal has been seen alive in the northeast Pacific Ocean, and one of the few times it has been seen at all, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
A long-finned squid, a species of elusive sea creature known to exist in only about 70 cases worldwide, has been photographed for the first time in the northeastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The creature was discovered by chance by researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who were operating an unmanned underwater vehicle at a depth of almost two miles as part of a study of seamounts. Olivia Suarez Ferreira, …
Deep-Sea Encounter Captures Elusive Bigfin Squid on Camera
Scientists exploring the deep sea off Central California have captured remarkable footage of an elusive bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.), marking the first confirmed live observation of the species in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEw74DoCv6Q Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and NOAA were surveying the abyssal seafloor near Davidson Seamount...
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