September 17, 2021: Northern Shortfin Squid
Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Deep Connections 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 933 KB).
Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) were seen actively feeding on a large swarm of crustaceans, probably northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica), during Dive 3 of the Deep Connections 2019 expedition. Throughout the expedition, several interesting observations of these squid eating – and being eaten – were made. Read more about these in this mission log, “The Lobster Dinner.”