Bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.) can live deeper than any other known squid. While sightings of them have been recorded globally, the total number of sightings is likely less than two dozen (two of those sightings were on #Okeanos expeditions — lucky us!!). #OceanMonthNOAA #OceanMonth2022 https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/exploration-extras/22-national-ocean-month/welcome.html#june13 | NOAA Ocean Exploration

Roughly a dozen sightings of bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.) have been confirmed worldwide. So, when we imaged an adult bigfin squid an #Okeanos Windows to the Deep 2021 off the West Florida Escarpment in the Gulf of Mexico, it was quite an exciting moment! Learn more: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex2107/features/bigfin-squid/bigfin-squid.html | NOAA Ocean Exploration

Sea squirts & squid! ROV pilots filmed these salps and spectacular squid during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition with @oceancensus in early 2025. Salps, also known as sea squirts, are ubiquitous throughout the Ocean, and abundant in the Southern Ocean. During the 35-day deep-sea expedition to one of the most remote island chains in the world, scientists observed thriving polar ecosystems and discovered new hydrothermal vents and coral gardens. They uncovered a wide range of potentially new m

Untangling The Long-Armed Mystery Of The Bigfin Squid

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This ghostly bigfin squid is sure to raise your spirits! It’s not every dive that deep-sea explorers encounter a bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.). It’s actually pretty unusual, with only roughly a dozen sightings confirmed worldwide. So, when we captured an adult bigfin squid on camera off the West Florida Escarpment in the Gulf of Mexico, it was quite an exciting moment! 👻 More for #Halloween and #October: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/exploration-extras/22-halloween/welcome.html | NOAA Oce