Haunting ‘Rare’ Creature Spotted Off US

Haunting ‘rare’ creature spotted off US

A rare squid was spotted for the first time ever in the northeast Pacific Ocean — one of only a handful of sightings of the elusive creature on record.

Haunting sea creature spotted off California coast for first time ever

The bigfin squid — which has only been observed or collected about 70 times on record — was captured off the coast of California by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

'I was just mesmerized.' Researchers capture first northeast Pacific sighting of spooky squid

Researchers' sighting of the elusive bigfin squid was the first time the animal has been seen alive in the northeast Pacific Ocean, and one of the few times it has been seen at all, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Deep-Sea Encounter Captures Elusive Bigfin Squid on Camera

Scientists exploring the deep sea off Central California have captured remarkable footage of an elusive bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.), marking the first confirmed live observation of the species in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEw74DoCv6Q  Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and NOAA were surveying the abyssal seafloor near Davidson Seamount...