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The giant squid was netted by an Australian trawler
The 500-lb, 20-foot beast on the deck of the trawlergiant squid
A crew member gazes upon the great beast
VICTORIA, Australia -- Australian fishermen were squids in when they hauled this 20-foot long sea monster from the ocean.
Skipper Rangi Pene said the 500-pound giant squid was already dead when it was caught in the trawler’s nets last night off Australia’s southeastern coast waters, which plummet to depths of 1,640 feet.
"We caught it about 6 o'clock last night," Pene said.
"We put it on the side of the boat, iced it up and everything.
"The fisheries blokes are coming over to have a look at it.
"We'll take it off the boat and do a freeze-up at [an] unloading dock."
Bert Tober, who owns the boat, said the catch was "pretty unusual".
"It's the first one we've ever caught," he said.
Paul McCoy, a fisheries research biologist, said it took 10 men to lift the squid onto a stretcher and place it in a storage freezer in the city of Portland.
Museum Victoria will collect the creature this week.
Mr McCoy said analysis by the museum would determine the type of squid, its age and possibly how it died.
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Reader Comments
10 people have commented so far.damn. reminds me of Peter Benchley's The Beast
comment# 1 - the next president · inside your mind · Dec 16, 2008 @ 9:00am
That is the biggest squid I've ever seen!!!!!
comment# 2 - Bob · St.Charles, United States · Feb 5, 2009 @ 6:55am
This is Huge! Unbelievable!
comment# 3 - Brian Liaw · Singapore · May 27, 2009 @ 4:43am
wow, pretty cool/freaky!!!
comment# 4 - sunia · australia · May 31, 2009 @ 3:29am
Is that a catfish??
comment# 5 - Clint · USA · Mar 2, 2010 @ 1:33pm
reminds me of the good ol' days!
comment# 6 - reggie · boston, usa · Mar 28, 2010 @ 9:43pm
hot diggady
comment# 7 - cleg · england · Aug 7, 2010 @ 9:09am
This is fantastic cristal animal , a mysley deep sea!
comment# 8 - Mulsemann da MH · cruzeiro , brazil · Sep 7, 2011 @ 2:03pm
o wow that one big horsy you got there!!!!
comment# 9 - hello · USA new york · Jun 17, 2012 @ 6:54pm
dinner!
comment# 10 - Fred Flintstone · Bedrock, California · Dec 23, 2012 @ 10:11pm