Squid are occasionally found in the area, but not very often.
Both squid were of the genus/species Onykia robusta, previously known as Moroteuthis robusta, and commonly known as the robust clubhook squid.
The novelty of seeing a jumbo squid in Unalaska is not wearing off: a second one washed ashore Monday night.
July 23, 2007 – Over the last five years, large, predatory Humboldt squid have moved north from equatorial waters and invaded the sea off Central California, where they may be decimating populations of Pacific hake, an important commercial fish.
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