‘The Seabed is Full of Them’: English Fishers Enjoy Surprise Octopus Boom
Warmer waters near Devon and Cornwall are creating a cephalopod-based ‘financial bonus’ for the fishing industry
Octopuses have long captivated humans with their alien-like appearance and bizarre anatomy.
This spring, the cephalopods have been baffling, delighting and enraging fishers in English waters as an unprecedented marine heatwave has led to a surge in their numbers.
The boom in octopus catches began to be seen in March in east Cornwall and Devon – as sea temperatures rose by between 2C and 4C above average spring temperatures...
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