Humboldt squid on the West Coast

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) have been showing up as far north as Seattle.

• Giant squid caught in West Seattle
  

• Jumbo Squid Spook California Divers

• Jumbo squid invade San Diego shores, spook scuba divers

Historically the appearance of Humboldt this far north has coincided with El Niño conditions in the eastern Pacific. The NCEP Climate Prediction Center issued an advisory on July 9 for El Niño conditions that have been observed and are expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere Winter 2009-2010.

See: "Invasive range expansion by the Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, in the eastern North Pacific"