Giant squid filmed in Pacific depths: Japan scientists
- Published: 7 Jan 2013 at 13.45
- Online news: Asia
Scientists and broadcasters said Monday they have captured footage of an elusive giant squid roaming the depths of the Pacific Ocean, showing it in its natural habitat for the first time ever.
Screen grab from footage captured by NHK and Discovery Channel taken in July 2012 and released January 7, 2013 shows a giant squid in the sea near Chichi island. The squid was spotted at a depth of 630 meters using a submersible in July, some 15 km east of Chichi island in the north Pacific Ocean.
Japan's National Science Museum succeeded in filming the deep-sea creature at a depth of more than half a kilometre (a third of a mile) after teaming up with Japanese public broadcaster NHK and the US Discovery Channel.
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