Rare Giant Squid Found Swimming In U S Waters The squid was captured by the journey into midnight expedition at a depth of 759 meters (2,490 feet) and looked to be 10 – 12 feet long. the scientists on the ship sent the footage to michael vecchione, a noaa fisheries zoologist and expert in all things octopus and squid, to see if he could identify the creature. For the first time, a living giant squid had been filmed in us waters. the video was captured by a team of researchers on an expedition funded by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration who were studying the impacts of light deprivation on deep sea creatures living in the "midnight zone," 3,280 feet (1000 meters) below the surface.
Watch Divers Record Rare Sea Creature Video Off The Coast Of Japan Researchers with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) filmed the giant squid on june 19 with their underwater camera system medusa when it mistook their equipment for. On june 19, nathan robinson was on board a research vessel in the gulf of mexico, surveying footage taken by the medusa, a deep sea camera system. shrimp, jellyfish, lantern sharks—the usual. On june 19, 2019, the medusa camera system, deployed as part of the journey into midnight: light and life below the twilight zone expedition in the gulf of mexico, captured something. Scientists aboard the research vessel delivered the astonishing footage to noaa fisheries zoologist, michael vecchione, for immediate expert identification. he quickly confirmed the eerie animal as being a squid of the genus architeuthis, or giant squid!.
Rare Giant Squid Caught On Camera On june 19, 2019, the medusa camera system, deployed as part of the journey into midnight: light and life below the twilight zone expedition in the gulf of mexico, captured something. Scientists aboard the research vessel delivered the astonishing footage to noaa fisheries zoologist, michael vecchione, for immediate expert identification. he quickly confirmed the eerie animal as being a squid of the genus architeuthis, or giant squid!. Last week, a team of researchers were exploring the waters of the gulf of mexico, off the u.s. coast, when a surprise visitor appeared in front of their deep sea rover. it was a rare sighting of a giant squid — the first captured on video in u.s. waters. here’s that stunning footage:. Amazing video has emerged of a giant squid as it wrapped its tentacles around a camera probe 750 metres below the surface of us waters. a giant squid has been caught on camera in us waters for the first time ever by researchers who were looking for creatures living in the “midnight zone” of the sea. According to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, it's only the second time a living giant squid has been captured on video in its natural habitat. robinson made the discovery. Giant squid caught on camera for just second time ever the deep sea creature was filmed off the u.s. coast in the gulf of mexico, but scientists feared the footage had been lost after lightning.