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New Zealand Fishermen Land Massive 992lb Squid

news.yahoo.com — "The colossal squid has just arrived in New Zealand and it is likely that it is the first intact adult male Colossal squid to ever be successfully landed," Anderton said.

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  • bioskope, on 10/12/2007, -21/+2fat *****
  • Jeuk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Yarrr...
    • rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My guess is that there will be no calamari steak sandwiches for anybody, and that it will be preserved and put in a museum in New Zealand.
  • Aeaus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That is just huge, luckily for us these creatures don't stray near the surface.
    • Mootabolife, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Ya, they like to stick around submarines and attack them.
    • jforsyth, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0are you sure?
    • Blueshrike, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1No, luckily for them.
    • rhesuspieces00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, pretty much every time someone kills or catches some strange or uncommon creature, my first thought is, "I wonder what that tastes like?"
  • Flashman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2New Zealand government fisheries press release (no pics):

    http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Press/Amazing+specimen+of+worlds+largest+squid+in+NZ.htm
  • Paroparo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8O R'lyeh?
  • DiggsOnlyNeoCon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Fry it up...
    • dorianh49, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10FTA: "...if calamari were made from the Colossal squid's rings it would be the size of tractor tyres."

      It would probably taste about the same, too.
    • aschmack, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I'd try it.
  • scrag10, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Sushi Party... seriously sell that thing to Japan.
  • kev26, on 10/12/2007, -12/+36Beautiful, majestic and extremely rare creature. LETS KILL IT. We really suck sometimes.
    • VicHislop, on 10/12/2007, -1/+36To be fair, being at the surface of the water was a sign that this animal was dying. It would be like finding a human at the bottom of the sea.
    • Pifko, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2@kev26 Too true, I was about to post the exact same comment.
    • g0rdy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0thanks for making us Canadians looking like nincompoops
    • aegis9975, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6To their credit, I think they tried in capturing it alive. . .

      From the article:

      "The squid was almost dead when it reached the surface, and the careful work of the crew was paramount in getting this specimen aboard in good condition," Anderton said."
    • drjsnyder, on 10/12/2007, -11/+1I agree and it WAS NOT CLOSE TO DEATH either as mentioned below..........


      "New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton described how it was hauled from the deep by the crew of the San Aspiring.

      "It was actually eating a toothfish, which was on a long-line. It was eating it up as it came up," Mr Anderton said."

      sad we humans had to kill it. why couldn't they just let it go?

      oh me big fisherman, look at my big catch. dude must have a small penis or something he is trying to make up for?? for that matter, i still don't understand why hunters like to "kill," hell shoot it with a tranq gun, study it, then release it!
    • Joe_rigby, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I agree, they should have left it for its genetic contribution alone - It must have had some good genes.
    • adrenaline33, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4your an idiot, it was about to die and its not like they were fishing for squid, it happened to be eating the type of fish that they were after
    • Lemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Stupid. Dead or alive, just getting one of things aboard at all is a HUGE scientific find. We know very very little about these creatures. The chances of one surviving in any kind of captivity is next to nil anyway.

      Also, fishermen kill fish. That's what they do.
  • skinfrakki, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5First clowns now this when will it end?
  • professorChaos, on 10/12/2007, -18/+1tractor tire sized calamari yum

    how is this any different than mine that i posted hours ago


    http://digg.com/general_sciences/Big_ass_squid_caught
    • Ratking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Tractor Tyres. Tyres? Those wacky hobbits! (New Zealanders)
    • dorianh49, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11@ professorChaos: This one doesn't use the words "big" or "ass" in the heading.
    • Tobark, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Apparently no one wanted to see a squid with a big ass. Better luck next time.
    • kiddvenom, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4It has a more intelligible title.
    • soxnoslo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This one has a better description.

      I know you wanted to describe it by saying "mmmmmm, Tractor Sized Calamari", but I guess no one likes Homer like quotes anymore....
  • moron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Damn it! See what you did! Now I'm hungry!
  • Morphinity, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1That's a big squid!
    • FearlessFreep, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9We're going to need a bigger boat
  • soxnoslo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Another link.....better pic
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21269279-2703,00.html
  • JD52, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5Nice... but why isn't this in the pic section??? .... oh wait....

  • Foghlai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Goes to show how little we actually know of the oceanic aspect of our world.
  • xabstract, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Damn it! I wish i could look at that with no penis jokes running through my head!
    • professorChaos, on 10/12/2007, -3/+25i used to circumsize elephants the pay wasn't great but the tips were huge
  • Dustin00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6So did it drop a blue or green item?
  • jd33, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Friggin Kiwis
  • consonance, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Looks like we defeated Blooper without Mario's help.
  • RichStevenson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Let's get this out of the way now....
    Will it blend?
    I for one welcome our squid overlords.
    I'm in your boats catchin your squids.

    You may now return to your normal comment posting...


    • atgunning, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2im in ur boatz catchin ur squidz

      sorry - just couldn't resist correcting that
    • undersky, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2In Soviet Russia, Massive squids land on you.
    • Lemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1'Squids catch you' might have done it. Nice try though.
  • MattMcConaughey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Did someone say new dollar menu item?

    McSquid Colossal Fillet...within 2 years.

    Ready...set...exploit!
  • warmonger48, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Where's Captain Nemo?
  • friedcalamari, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Cousin!!!!!!!!!1!!!!
  • antifreze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2For everyone still wondering if this is the same thing as a Giant Squid.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Squid

    VS

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid

    This is truly a remarkable event, I am very interested in hearing the different discoveries this kind of creature will bring to the science community.

    *EDIT*

    Aren't comments suppose to add something to the story? I think the story a few days back about Eternal September really captures where Digg is headed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September). I am extremely new to digg (2 months), but I can already see a degradation in the community.
  • mr.hostility, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Oh my god, it's a huge animal...quick kill it!!!

    It's coming right for us!
  • xXAzraelXx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1The sea is waking up.
  • skinfrakki, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1drip drip drip with the mushroom tip
  • pgup, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It looks like a giant vagina
  • Domza, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Thats some big bastard calamari rings.

    With minimum 'chups'.

  • dayammerkid, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0does anybody know how much this guy got paid for this specimen? if i found the only one of something in the world, i would demand a hefty price! 1M USD? especially if you are a fishermen, they have to work HARD for their money...
  • michaelb1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Dassa lotsa calamari!!
  • glowend, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Crikey!
  • FreshPineScent, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0What's up with mysterious squids coming out all over the place? First pics of a giant squid, then video of a giant squid, then pictures of colossal squids. How soon until video of this sucker!

    And when will all this squid fever sway us to officially nominate the giant squid as the official mascot of Digg? At this rate, I'm guessing that will be next week.
    • antifreze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is how media works. When one story surfaces(no pun intended) that draws attention alot of focus goes on that area until some other story catches people's attention.
  • mushmouth26, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0In other news Squidworth missing from Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob is very distraught.
    • counterstriker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I really don't think that you are old enough to be on this site. Now go outside and play on your swingset
  • Jiffylush, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How did we get to 76 comments with no mention of the Kraken!
    • antifreze, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1because alot of the people who are posting comments to this thread are less than 12 yrs old. So they understand "squid" and "ocean", but beyond that...
    • nihilette, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0or cause we're not norwegian
  • PATSCRU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3seriously tho, this is huge, scientists only clues to squieds of this size were the beaks or tooths of squid found in the stomachs of grey wales, as well as squid battle scars...they fight deep in the ocean engaged in colossal mortal kombat for supremacy of the black depths
  • mdmoya, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That's weak. They couldn't even let the squid gain 8 more pounds so we could break the 1000lb mark?
  • analyze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Calamari for everyone!!!
  • dstz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1“It was deemed that is was more valuable to science,”

    So much for beignets :'(
  • PottsyNZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The squid is being stored about a 5 min drive from my home (I'm in Timaru, NZ....a fishing port for these parts)

    Anyone want a piece?
  • Domza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Help! its a trap!

  • inurb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone else get hungry after seeing the pics?
  • M0b1u5, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1For the real people out there: 450 Kilograms.

    Pounds are for idiots and morons. Why would ANYONE claim "992 lbs" when the animal is guesstimated at 450KG? That's just ***** stupid. A smart person would post "1000 lb squid caught". But no, the americans (lowercase 'a') do their pedantic 2.2 conversion and come up with 990. Then add 2 lbs to make it "definitive" and then post.

    Lame. And stupid.
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