TOKYO (Reuters) - As they hauled in their net on the frigid seas of northern Japan, Shigenori Goto and the crew of his boat were hoping for a good catch of yellowtail. Instead, what slowly appeared was a mammoth squid, still alive.
Giant squid, mysterious creatures thought to have inspired the myth of the monstrous "kraken", make occasional appearances near the Japanese archipelago. Last year, a Japanese-led team made history when it released the first live images taken of one, nearly 1 km (3,280 feet) beneath the surface.
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