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

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

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

One expert dicho calamari rings made from it would be like tractor tyres.

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