Fishermen caught a 990 pounds and 39 feet long squid in Antarctic waters near New Zealand.  This is the biggest specimen of colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) ever caught.  A fishery representative claims the squid could make "tire-sized calamari rings". 

The squid was eating a hooked toothfish as the fishermen were hauling in their net.  The squid has been preserved for scientific study at New Zealands's national museum.

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