26 reactions | Scientists aboard a deep-sea research voyage led by CSIRO have recorded five rare Bigfin Squids in the Great Australian Bight 撚 It’s a first for Australian waters, and one of only a dozen confirmed sightings worldwide. Read more: bit.ly/3ksd0vE  credit: Matthew Marrison (MNF) | Cosmos - the Science of Everything | Facebook

This is the first sighting of the rare bigfin squid (Magnapinna) in the Tonga Trench in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Filmed at a depth of 3,300 meters using a deep-sea lander in September 2024, the squid’s iconic tentacles take up the entire view of the camera. There have only been around a dozen sightings of bigfin squid on record, so to have new footage of this creature to study is incredibly important. Because there have been so few sightings, very little is known about these alien-like squids