Editing Vampire squid (section)

==Relationship with humans==
===Conservation status===
The vampire squid is currently not on any endangered or threatened species list and they have no known impact on humans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vampire Squid |url=https://marinebio.org/species/vampire-squid/vampyroteuthis-infernalis/ |website=Marine Life |publisher=The MarineBio Conservation Society |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Vampire squids are at increased risk for micro [[plastic pollution]] because their diet is mostly [[marine snow]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ferreira |first1=Guilherme |last2=Justino |first2=Anne |last3=Eduardo |first3=Leandro |last4=Lenoble |first4=Véronique |last5=Fauvelle |first5=Vincent |last6=Schmidt |first6=Natascha |last7=Vaske |first7=Teodoro |last8=Frédou |first8=Thierry |last9=Lucena-Frédou |first9=Flávia |date=January 2022 |title=Plastic in the inferno: Microplastic contamination in deep-sea cephalopods (Vampyroteuthis infernalis and Abralia veranyi) from the southwestern Atlantic |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X21013436 |journal=Marine Pollution Bulletin |volume=174|page=113309 |doi=10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113309 |pmid=35090293 |bibcode=2022MarPB.17413309F |s2cid=246387973 }}</ref> [[Microplastics|Micro plastics]] can cause death by decreasing feeding activity as they take up space in the digestive tract causing the animal's stomach to feel full without providing nutrients.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zolotova |first1=Natalia |last2=Kosyreva |first2=Anna |last3=Dzhalilova |first3=Dzhuliia |last4=Fokichev |first4=Nikolai |last5=Makarova |first5=Olga |date=Jun 14, 2022 |title=Harmful effects of the microplastic pollution on animal health: a literature review |journal=PeerJ |volume=10 |pages=e13503 |doi=10.7717/peerj.13503 |pmid=35722253 |pmc=9205308 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

===Popular culture===
[[File:Pu - Vampyroteuthis infernalis - 2.jpg|thumb|Model vampire squid, [[Natural History Museum, London]]]]
Following an article in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine by [[Matt Taibbi]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Taibbi|first=Matt|date=5 April 2010 |title=The Great American Bubble Machine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-great-american-bubble-machine-195229/|access-date=25 February 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> after the [[subprime mortgage crisis]] of 2008, the term "vampire squid" has been regularly used in popular culture to refer to [[Goldman Sachs]], the American [[investment bank]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Zamansky|first=Jake|date=8 August 2013|website=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jakezamansky/2013/08/08/the-great-vampire-squid-keeps-on-sucking/|title=The Great Vampire Squid Keeps On Sucking|access-date=25 February 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=English|first=Simon|date=9 January 2020|website=The Evening Standard|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/goldman-sachs-the-death-of-the-vampire-squid-a4330326.html|title=Goldman Sachs: the death of the vampire squid|access-date=25 February 2021|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Blackhurst|first=Chris|date=7 February 2020|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/business/goldman-sachs-banking-giant-vampire-squid-2008-change-a9323191.html|title=Goldman Sachs is still the 'giant vampire squid': When will it decide to change?|access-date=25 February 2021|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Live vampire squids are shown in the "Ocean Deep" episode of ''[[Planet Earth (2006 TV series)|Planet Earth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Planet Earth, Ocean Deep |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074t5y |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The [[Monterey Bay Aquarium]] (California, United States) became the first facility to put this species on display, in May 2014.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[KION-TV|KION News]] |date=1 May 2014 |title=World's first vampire squid on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium |url=https://kion546.com/news/2014/05/01/worlds-first-vampire-squid-on-display-at-monterey-bay-aquarium/ |access-date= 31 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=J. |date=5 May 2000 |title=First ever vampire squid goes on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium |work=ReefBuilders |url=https://reefbuilders.com/2014/05/05/vampire-squid-display-monterey-bay-aquarium/ |access-date=31 May 2014 }}</ref>

Vampire Squids are a species that can be caught and cooked in the 2023 video game ''[[Dave the Diver]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Bethany |date=2023-10-11 |title=Dave the Diver Fish List |url=https://progameguides.com/dave-the-diver/dave-the-diver-fish-list/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Pro Game Guides |language=en}}</ref>