Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 2003: Unidentified Squid

Scientists were shocked to get a close-up view of an unidentified squid as it swam by the Pisces submersible’s porthole. In the fall of 2003, scientists completed a 64-day cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands onboard the University of Hawaii’s Research Vessel, Ka’imikai-o-Kanaloa, using the Pisces IV and V Submersibles. They studied the region’s virtually unexplored deep-sea corals, submarine canyons, and seamounts. Video courtesy of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Expedition 2003.