On Christmas Day, the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured the first-ever live footage of the Gonatus antarcticus squid in the icy waters of Antarctica. The deep-sea vessel SuBastian descended 7,000 feet, leading to this historic encounter with the species previously known only from its carcasses found in fisheries or as prey. Kat Bolstad, an expert at Auckland University, confirmed the squid's identity and emphasized the importance of this discovery in understanding marine life in deep-sea ecosystems.
The Gonatus antarcticus squid, found only in Antarctica's frigid waters, was captured on film for the first time by the Schmidt Ocean Institute on Christmas Day.
Kat Bolstad from Auckland University confirmed that the squid footage marks the first live sighting of Gonatus antarcticus, previously only seen as carcasses.
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