They are called Humboldt squids migrating to the California coast in recent years. They can be several feet long (the biggest one is 24 feet, 600 lbs caught in 2006 in Japan according to the National Geographic). This one is about five feet and weighs ~30 lbs. Cleaning the deep-sea beast at 9PM in the 50-degree weather is no cup of tea. However, we have plenty of squid sashimi and calamari dishes to feast on for a while...