Dive 15: Swimming Squid Serenade
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2018. Download larger version (mp4, 23.4 MB).

On a more shallow Dive 15, several squid (Illex sp.) were observed. Most were seen on the sediment, but others – like this individual observed at ~455 meters (~1,490 feet) – lifted off the bottom and was seen swimming. It was quite mesmerising to watch.

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