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Massive Squid Hauled Off Victorian Coast

Environment  (tags: Australia, fisherman nets, dead giant squid, 6 ft long, 230kgs, from ocean floor, 500 metres deep, 10 men to lift on stretcher for freezing, to Museum Victoria, HECK OF A LOT OF CALAMARI!!! )

Tony
- 180 days ago - au.news.yahoo.com
Fishing trawler skipper Rangi Pene knew he'd netted the catch of the day when he winched his net up from the ocean floor. It was in fact the catch of a lifetime - a six-metre long, 230kg squid, which is waiting for collection by Museum Victoria.
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