This huge squid was caught in early February in the Ross Sea off Antarctica by a New Zealand Fishing crew. It was weighed at 990 pounds, which if confirmed on shore would break the earlier record by 330 pounds. New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said that the squid is likely the first intact adult male colossal squid to be caught successfully. The frozen squid will be transported to New Zealand's national museum to be preserved for scientific study. Colossal squid are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long, can descend to 6,500 feet and are extremely agressive hunters. Steve O'Shea, a squid expert at the Aukland University of technology quipped "if calamari rings were made from this squid they would be the size of tractor trailers."
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