Spectacular squid ball video
Three divers had a spectacular encounter in the Ørstafjord on the Norwegian west coast when returning from a dive on the wreck of S/S Radbod – a giant squid eggball.
Photo: Ronald Raasch/YouTube
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Spectacular squid ball video
Three divers had a spectacular encounter in the Ørstafjord on the Norwegian west coast when returning from a dive on the wreck of S/S Radbod – a giant squid eggball.
16. October 2019
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He was diving with buddies Nils Baadnes and Brynjar Aarnseth when the they came across the gelatinous eggball in shallow water.
Video: Ronald Raasch/YouTube
Towards the end of the video, Raasch describes the conditions:
Depth 17 meters (55 ft.), about 15 meters above the bottom, water temperature 10 degreees Celcius. Diameter 80–100 centimeters (30–40 inches). No current.
The giant jelly balls have been shown to be the eggmass of the southern short-finned squid, Illex coindetii.
Over the last few years, around 80 observations of these mysterious jelly balls have been made along the Norwegian coast.
