an orange fluorescent buoy lays on its side on the surface until a squid hooks onto the line, which causes buoy stands up to alert the fisherman. The caught squid are pulled up by hand or by using a winch, so it is primarily used during the day. "Hata-nagashi" is gear that was adapted for the oceanographic conditions of Okinawa Prefecture. It has several artificial lures attached to a longer main line than those used in the Sea of Japan. The line is attached to several buoys and a flag at the surface. This gear lead to the increase of catches of T. rhombus. See also Cephalopod size Humboldt squid References Tokalau, T. 2014. Giant squid market. The Fiji Times Online, 5 July 2014. Giant potential: giant squid fishing could be next big Pacific market. Australia Network News, 10 July 2014. External links Tree of Life web project: Thysanoteuthis rhombus Squid Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Indian Ocean Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Sushi Cephalopods described in 1857 Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel