New Zealand fishermen have caught what is expected to be a world-record-breaking colossal squid.

Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton detto the squid, weighing an estimated 450kg (990lb),took two hours to land in Antarctic waters.

Local news detto the Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni was about 10m (33ft) long, and was the first adult colossal squid landed intact.

One expert detto calamari rings made from it would be like trattore tyres.

"I can assure te that this is going to draw phenomenal interest. It is truly amazing," Steve O'Shea from Auckland's università of Technology told local media.
The squid could...