NOAA catches giant squid in Gulf of Mexico

Scientists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service have captured a giant squid from the Gulf of Mexico. The squid measures just over 19½ feet long and weighs more than 103 pounds. The squid was caught on July 30th off the coast of Louisiana during a 60-day study of the availability and diversity of sperm whale prey. It was found in about 1500 feet of water. This is only the second known giant squid ever found in the Gulf of Mexico – the first was found dead in 1954 off the Mississippi Delta.