--- title: Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid description: Video marks the first time the squid has been seen so deep underwater. canonical: https://time.com/4023621/squid-deep-sea-hawaii/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-05T12:07:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T10:43:06.768Z article:section: Science og:title: Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid og:description: The squid was recorded about a half mile below the ocean's surface og:url: https://time.com/4023621/squid-deep-sea-hawaii/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd652de9dc267f3fe/69886263cf40a8727cc3f8ea/noaa-squid-01.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: NOAA squid og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid twitter:description: The squid was recorded about a half mile below the ocean's surface twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd652de9dc267f3fe/69886263cf40a8727cc3f8ea/noaa-squid-01.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Sep 5, 2015 12:07 PM UTC  NOAA by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Sep 5, 2015 12:07 PM UTC Images from deep-sea exploration of the waters off Hawaii have exposed the world to the vast array of sea creatures that lurk below the surface. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association scientists spent the summer investigating and recording the waters near and in [two marine national monuments](http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1504/background/media-resources/welcome.html) in Hawaii that house some of the world’s most mysterious ecosystems. During a dive in August, a rarely captured squid, known as Walvisteuthis youngorum, was recorded about a half mile below the ocean’s surface. This marked the first time the coral hinted squid has been seen at such a depth; at least two have been collected by explorers. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4023621/squid-deep-sea-hawaii/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4023621/squid-deep-sea-hawaii/"},"headline":"Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid","datePublished":"2015-09-05T12:07:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:43:06.768Z","description":"The squid was recorded about a half mile below the ocean's surface","url":"https://time.com/4023621/squid-deep-sea-hawaii/","keywords":["animals","NOAA","Science topic","Biology","fish"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd652de9dc267f3fe/69886263cf40a8727cc3f8ea/noaa-squid-01.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd652de9dc267f3fe/69886263cf40a8727cc3f8ea/noaa-squid-01.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NOAA squid","caption":"NOAA squid","creditText":"NOAA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4023621/squid-deep-sea-hawaii/","name":"Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid"}}]}] ```