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Hundreds Of Jumbo Squid Washing Up On California Shores

POSTED: 8:50 am EST January 20, 2005

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Hundreds of giant squid are washing up on
Orange County beaches, creating a scene more akin to "20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea" than "The O.C."

The bug-eyed sea creatures, believed to be Humboldt squid, normally
reside in deep water and only come to the surface at night. Why
approximately 500 of them began washing up on the sands of Laguna
Beach and Newport Beach on Tuesday isn't clear.

Authorities said the squid - the biggest weighing 17 pounds - might
have been pursuing bait fish and gotten too close to shore, or the
tides might simply have carried them in.

"I have heard of this happening before, but it's not a common
occurrence," lifeguard Capt. Eric Bauer of the Newport Beach Fire
Department said Wednesday.

Authorities plan to remove the squid in the next couple of days and
will give at least a couple to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural
History for research.

In the meantime, beachgoers were advised not to eat or even touch
them. "They probably have bacteria on them at this point," Bauer
said.