On February 22, 2007, during a fishing trip in the cold waters of the Ross Sea, fishermen from the San Aspiring vessel were trying to haul a southern cod caught with a long line aboard their vessel.
When the animal's body surfaced, it became clear to the crew that they had brought back to the surface much more than they had hoped for: clinging to the body of the fish was another animal of considerable size. They had also accidentally caught…