US Edition'Perfect Storm': UK Fishermen Reel From Octopus Invasion
- The UK is facing an octopus invasion, with the biggest bloom in British waters in 75 years affecting the shellfish industry along Devon and southern Cornwall's coastline.
- Statistics from the Marine Management Organisation show UK octopus landings increased from less than 150 tonnes in 2023 to over 1,200 tonnes in 2025.
- Local officials are commissioning an urgent study into the octopus situation, with a report expected in October, as worries grow about the impact on shellfish stocks.
- Bryce Stewart, a marine scientist, indicated octopuses may be breeding in local waters, enhancing their unexpected population surge.
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Tentacles tighten grip as octopus invasion sinks Britain's shellfish trade
At first, in March and April, they were almost empty. Then, starting in May, they were unexpectedly packed with octopuses, before sitting largely empty again over the last month or so.It has been a similar story along the UK's Devon and...
Plymouth (United Kingdom), August 28, 2025 (AFP) – When fisherman Brian Tapper controlled his 1,200 crab traps in the waters off the southwest of England, he had a series of bad surprises. The warming of the oceans is pointed out. In March and April, the traps were almost completely empty. [...]
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