Scientists in New Zealand are defrosting a 10 metre long Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis), and when it has fully defrosted scientists will defrost it. It was caught in the Ross Sea in Feb 2007. You can read the full details at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7367774.stm. These squid are very rarely found, but are believed to live in the Antarctic and grow up to 15 metres in length. The first one was identified in 1925 after 2 tentacles were discovered in a sperm whale’s stomach.
The dissection will be shown live on a webcam which you can get to here. There is also an associated blog here.
They are also thawing out a smaller Colossal Squid and a giant squid. There are references to that on the blog and also some photos. I’m a big calamari fan and it’s making me wonder how many portions you’d get out of that at Lamma or Po Toi.
