Comments on: More about squid, now online!

By: Darcy Schack

Darcy Schack — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:01:21 +0000

Now that is the coolest thing ever. Kinda gotta be like hanging spaghetti in the tank though. I think it would be hard as to get it in the tank and set up properly. I would love to see it in person…

By: Mark F

Mark F — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:42:42 +0000

pamelalovis Says:

26 February 2009 at 11:56 am

Thanks Mark – nice to know you are following us still, and not too caught up in the mussels…..

Pamela

It is good to know there is still interest Pamela, I just have to discover the giant FW mussel now!

By: pamelalovis

pamelalovis — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:02:12 +0000

Hi Rebecca
Sorry not to have replied sooner. There are a couple of pics of the squid in the tank on the colossal squid website.

We are going to be making some updates and additions to the squid website very soon. I’m hoping to put up more pics of the exhibition and the squid in her display tank. You will also be able to see a 2D version of the wonderful animation we made of the squid showing what we think it looks like swimming and feeding down in the depths of the Ross Sea.

I wish you could get to NZ from Dallas to see it all for yourself!. Thanks for your interest.

Best wishes
Pamela

By: pamelalovis

pamelalovis — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:56:59 +0000

Thanks Mark – nice to know you are following us still, and not too caught up in the mussels…..

Pamela

By: pamelalovis

pamelalovis — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:55:31 +0000

Hi Jordan
Thanks for your email. This colossal squid was hanging on to a toothfish when it was brought up on the end of a fishing longline. It would have been at a depth of 800 metres or so and so it is very unlikely that the squid would have survived after being brought up to the surface from this depth.

It could be that in the future scientists are able to find and tag a colossal squid and then able to study it in more detail. We do know that there are quite a few colossal squid in the Ross Sea. But it’s all a matter of people being able to study them in the short Antarctic summer and to locate them at the depths they live at – not an easy thing to do!

The amount of info and understanding generated from being able to study this one colossal squid specimen will hopefully contribute to the survival of the species in the longterm.

Pamela

By: Mark F

Mark F — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:26:12 +0000

Hi Jordan

If you follow the whole story through you will find out that the “catch” was by accident and a very rare thing. It would be great to tag a Colossal but pretty expensive!

http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/29/message-from-mark-in-the-tank/

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:00:05 +0000

I know that it is good for scientific research and advancement, but hauling up and killing a creature like that is sad…I wonder how long it took for that squid to grow that large, and also how rare giant squids like that may be.
The next squids they find should be tagged so they can follow the progress of the swquid, not killed.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:07:22 +0000

could you guys post some pics of the squid in her (his?) display tank?? i’ve yet to see the finished product and i’d really like to… or if its been posted already and i missed it, could you point me in the right direction?
i’m from Dallas Texas USA… and with three kids.. i’ll probably never make it to New Zealand…
thank you!!