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<B>New Zealand fishermen have caught what is expected to be a world-record-breaking colossal squid.</B>
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Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said the squid, weighing an estimated 450kg (990lb),took two hours to land in Antarctic waters.
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Local news said the <i>Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni</i> was about 10m (33ft) long, and was the first adult colossal squid landed intact.
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One expert said calamari rings made from it would be like tractor tyres.
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"I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest. It is truly amazing," Steve O'Shea from Auckland's University of Technology told local media.
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Colossal squid, which are found deep in Antarctic waters, are thought to be about the same length as giant squid (<i>Architeutis dux</i>) but are much heavier.
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The species was first identified in 1925, but very few specimens have been found.
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The first specimen recovered intact, a 150kg (330lb) immature female, was caught on the surface in the Ross Sea near the Antarctic coast in April 2003.
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<B>'Nearly dead'</B>
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Mr Anderton said the fishermen had been fishing for Patagonian toothfish in deep Antarctic waters when the squid - which was eating a toothfish - was caught.
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"The squid was almost dead when it reached the surface, and the careful work of the crew was paramount in getting this specimen aboard in good condition," he said.
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