Australian scientists say global warming is turning the world's squid into much larger creatures, with huge appetites and fast breeding cycles.
Scientists have discovered the breeding cycle and growth rate of squid is linked to sea temperatures, which means global warming is causing the squid population to blow out.
Scientists say that they have found that a 1 per cent increase in water temperature causes juvenile squid to double in size.
Dr George Jackson, from the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, says scientists are expecting to see more overgrown squid, like the giant squid recently found in Tasmania.
"The body alone was not far under two metres in length and it took about four people to actually turn it over when we wanted to look at the underside," he said.
Dr Jackson says squid are moving into regions where heavy over-fishing has left them with no natural competitors.
"If places have been overfished or the squid have been removed, squids have often moved into those areas and established themselves very quickly," he said.
