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'I was just mesmerized.' Researchers capture first northeast Pacific sighting of spooky squid

Researchers' sighting of the elusive bigfin squid was the first time the animal has been seen alive in the northeast Pacific Ocean, and one of the few times it has been seen at all, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

'I was just mesmerized.' Researchers capture first northeast Pacific sighting of spooky squid

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