. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. FIGURE 1. View of extended giant squid after thawing. Photo by Toshio Asaeda, California Academy of Sciences. The second specimen, 9 feet 7 inches long, was traAvled in 200 fathoms west of Trinidad Head by the City of Eureka, between 17 and 22 Octo- ber 1962. The third squid, a juvenile about 34 inches long, came from the same haul. A previously unreported specimen was traAvled in 220 fathoms Avest of Trinidad Head on 11 July 1950. Al
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. FIGURE 1. View of extended giant squid after thawing. Photo by Toshio Asaeda, California Academy of Sciences. The second specimen, 9 feet 7 inches long, was traAvled in 200 fathoms west of Trinidad Head by the City of Eureka, between 17 and 22 Octo- ber 1962. The third squid, a juvenile about 34 inches long, came from the same haul. A previously unreported specimen was traAvled in 220 fathoms Avest of Trinidad Head on 11 July 1950. All are preserved entire in the Academy's collection, and represent the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Moroteuthis rotusta recorded from California, and the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th from the Pacific Coast (Table 1). It is noAv evident that this species is more preA^alent than earlier records indicate. Dr. Cadet Hand, University of California (pers. comm.), says giant squids Avere taken in fair numbers by traAAd fisher- men in Monterey Bay in the summer of 1947, but no commercial use for them could be developed; attempts to prepare them as food pro- duced unpalatable results. John E. Fitch (pers. comm.) also informs me that 15 or 20, 1- to 3-foot giant squids Avere seen or reported at the California 8tate Fisheries Laboratory during- 1961, and tAvo large ones Avere trawled by the N. B. Scopelcl during an October-November 1962 cruise. Little is knoAvn of the life history, food habits, or extent of the Pacific giant squid population. The species uudoubtedly is pelagic and occurs at considerable depths. Adults from Californiaii Avaters have from 8 to 11 feet long, Avith tentacular arms from 5 to 6 feet ranged. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game
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