Ocean Currents in the Ross Sea Shape Colossal Squid Distribution

Powerful Antarctic currents help determine where colossal squid can survive and hunt.

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The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on Earth by volume.

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is most commonly associated with the Southern Ocean, particularly regions influenced by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Ross Sea gyres.

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These currents transport nutrients that support productive food webs. Areas with stable prey populations increase the likelihood that large predators like colossal squid can establish feeding territories.

Oceanographic research suggests that shifting current patterns due to climate change could alter the distribution of deep-sea giants in coming decades.

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British Antarctic Survey

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