Before the videographer zoomed in on this “otherworldly” squid, it was thought to be a siphonophore or jellyfish. This first sighting of a bigfin squid by NOAA Ocean Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (and now one of two) was in Keathley Canyon at a depth of 1,961 meters (6,434 feet) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico during Dive 13 of the Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition (leg 3).
Bigfin Squid Spotted in 2012
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration,Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition.
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Before the videographer zoomed in on this “otherworldly” squid, it was thought to be a siphonophore or jellyfish. This first sighting of a bigfin squid by NOAA Ocean Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (and now one of two) was in Keathley Canyon at a depth of 1,961 meters (6,434 feet) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico during Dive 13 of the Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition (leg 3).

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