The animal measured more than 13 feet in length, according to marine researcher Darren Stevens.
According to voyage leader Darren Stevens, the squid measured more than 13 feet in length and weighed around 240 pounds. It reportedly took six people to lift the squid onto a tarpaulin, even though he described it as being"on the smallish side."
Despite their rarity, Stevens said that the waters off New Zealand appear to be somewhat of a hotspot for the animals. NIWA researchers catch a giant squid about once every ten years. After catching the animal, the team sent scientifically valuable parts of the specimen—including the eyes, head, stomach and reproductive organs—to Ryan Howard, a squid researcher at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, for further examination.
The eyes—the largest in the animal kingdom—were kept because they could provide insights into the secretive lives of these giant creatures."Getting two giant squid eyes is apparently enough for a scientific paper. They're really rare, and you need a fresh one. So it was a really unique set of circumstances to get two fresh eyes," Stevens said.
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