David Dixon BBC News, Cornwall George Stevens The crew aboard the Enterprise had to tackle a net full of Mediterranean octopus A massive haul of Mediterranean octopus has helped a Cornish trawler land a catch worth a record £158,000. The Newlyn-based beam trawler Enterprise was fishing close to the Channel Islands when its crew made...
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Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West Getty Images Octopus vulgaris is possibly drawn to the area by rising sea temperatures Fishers are observing a notable rise in octopus sightings along England’s south-west coast. Some say an “invasion” of octopus and a local bylaw are “decimating” the Devon shellfish industry. We asked experts what is happening...
The population spike in the Mediterranean common octopus is a mixed blessing. Bad news if you want to catch crab or lobster, and doubly bad news if the octopus eats your crab or lobster and then escapes so you do not get to land an octopus either. And octopus is valuable catch in its own...
Janine Jansen BBC News, South West BBC Barry Young hold up a caught octopus at Brixham Fish Market Some fishermen in south-west England say an “invasion” of octopus and a local bylaw are “decimating” the Devon shellfish industry. The octopus, usually found in the Mediterranean, are being found in lobster and crab pots off the...