My Sunday paper, Providence Journal shows a picture of a scientist in North Kingstown, RI disecting a 6 foot long squid they identified as "jumbo flying squid". The write up stated that a fisherman caught 3 of these squid off Block Island, RI.
Now I understand that "jumbo flying squid" is another name for Humbolt squid when I checked around online. This is pretty far from their expected range but I found reference to these squid being found in Alaska too.
If this is true, where someone caught 3 of these in RI waters, maybe there will be more....who knows?
[quote name='twiggy' post='11371' date='May 5 2008, 08:46 AM']My Sunday paper, Providence Journal shows a picture of a scientist in North Kingstown, RI disecting a 6 foot long squid they identified as "jumbo flying squid". The write up stated that a fisherman caught 3 of these squid off Block Island, RI.
Now I understand that "jumbo flying squid" is another name for Humbolt squid when I checked around online. This is pretty far from their expected range but I found reference to these squid being found in Alaska too.
If this is true, where someone caught 3 of these in RI waters, maybe there will be more....who knows?[/quote]
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Would love to chatch this on on-shore <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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No more night swimming off Block Island with my strobe light necklace I guess.
Anyone know where I can see a pic of these animals?
Here us the link to the sory. Is really is just a picture with caption.
[url="http://www.projo.com/news/content/RI_SQUID_03_05-03-08_0RA0RAC_v3.32e8a1f.html"]http://www.projo.com/news/content/RI_SQUID...v3.32e8a1f.html[/url]
Here is the link to web site of Biomes Marine Research Center that is studying this these squid. There is much more info here. Click the link to see info on tjhe 6 foot squid:
[url="http://www.biomescenter.com/Biomes/Photos.html"]http://www.biomescenter.com/Biomes/Photos.html[/url]
I kinda didn't believe you there <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/oops.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />
Extremely strange catch. But, people have caught tarpon in Narragansett Bay, so nothings impossible.
Got a "404" in August of 2011 on the second link.
However, Giant Squid are supposed to be world wide. And that's all I know about them.