Capturing giant squid alive will be tricky - like other deep-dwelling creatures, they're pressure-sensitive. At sea-level pressures, their nervous system doesn't work properly, and other problems manifest that kill them in fairly short order.
A good summary of this was in Discover magazine a while back; URL is:
Capturing giant squid alive will be tricky - like other deep-dwelling creatures, they're pressure-sensitive. At sea-level pressures, their nervous system doesn't work properly, and other problems manifest that kill them in fairly short order.
A good summary of this was in Discover magazine a while back; URL is:
http://www.discover.com/aug_01/featphysics.html