Surge in octopus numbers leads to 'record £500k catch'

Marine researchers have said the mass numbers of octopus in waters around Devon and Cornwall could be "here to stay". The ...

Emergency by-law approved after octopus surge

A vote has been passed for an emergency by-law to cut the number of larger boats fishing for octopus. The Cornwall Inshore ...

Boat limit planned as octopus surge hits shellfish

Fishing boats cashing in on a boom in octopus catches could soon face strict size limits.
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Big octopus catch 'does fishing industry a favour'

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 ...

Emergency rules ban big boats from fishing octopus in Cornwall

The growing number of boats fishing for octopus in Cornish waters is affecting the area's crab and lobster fishery ...
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Octopuses and fish hunt as a team to catch more prey

Octopuses are even more sophisticated than we thought. Despite generally being solitary animals, they can work with fish to find prey and recognise which team members aren’t helping. That is the ...