Colossal squid caught by fishermen
AN adult colossal squid weighing an estimated 990lbs - the biggest ever found - has been caught and landed by New Zealand fishermen in Antarctic waters.

Study into viability of squid fishery
RESEARCH is under way to discover whether squid could become a viable commercial alternative for Scottish trawlermen, easing the pressure on fragile cod stocks and other threatened species.

Giant squids are not on the skids
A JAPANESE research team has succeeded in getting the first footage of a giant squid and says the creatures may be more plentiful than was earlier thought.

Light breaks on the murky mythology of the giant squid
JAPANESE scientists working on a tiny budget are the first to capture images of rare sea creature feared since Viking times, writes Jim Gilchrist .

Suckers for gay trysts, fiery females and rough sex - squid secrets exposed
RESEARCH by marine scientists has shed startling new light on the secret sex life of the giant squid, one of the most mysterious monsters of the world's deepest oceans.

Tasty tentacles
GIANT squid may have a taste for something other than sailors - each other. The creatures, enshrined in myth as beasts that upturn boats and munch mariners, appear to indulge in cannibalism, scientists have claimed.

Squid shocker
SHOCKWAVES from tests carried out by the Spanish navy have killed four giant squid, one the length of a bus, off Spain in the past few days, the head of a marine protection agency said yesterday.

Hard-hit crews could be squids in
FISHERMEN in the Moray Firth, facing rapidly dwindling white-fish quotas, are enjoying an unexpected catching boom - thanks to an "explosion" of squid in their waters.

Fishermen bring home their biggest catch
FISHERMEN off New Zealand have made an extremely rare catch: a Colossal Squid, with eyes as big as dinner plates and razor-sharp hooks on its tentacles.



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