Modelling of ocean currents suggests that larvae from Guernsey, which saw its own octopus bloom in 2024, "likely contributed to the UK surge", the report added. An octopus bloom may reoccur again ...

Between £6.7 million and £9.4 million worth of common octopus was landed on the south coast of the UK from January to August ...

There is some concern from experts that the octopus "bloom" could impact other kinds of fishing. The U.K.'s Marine Management Organisation has said that crab catching numbers are down. But lobster, ...

Off the south-west coast of the UK, a creature usually glimpsed only by divers and night-fishing crews suddenly became impossible to ignore. Through 2025, common octopus numbers surged so dramatically ...

A new report has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off the South West coast ...

When a blanket octopus swims, it creates a kaleidoscope of colors twirling underwater. It’s a rainbow of beauty as it glides through the sea. It’s gorgeous, and it’s almost never seen by humans in ...

Conservationist Christina Hicks explains the tension between protecting marine life and depending on it for food, and how our seafood choices ripple across the world.

The deep-sea octopus is "rarely seen," per the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, which has only seen it four times in four decades Researchers collected detailed observations about the octopus ...

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed a new deep-sea camera system that captures their clearest look at octopus movement in the ocean’s darkest depths. New ...

Octopuses live in every ocean of the world of various depths. You can find them as far down as the ocean floor to as close to the surface as coral reefs. These cool creatures create dens for ...

Madrona Point in British Columbia, Canada, is a popular spot for diving. These waters are also home to the giant Pacific octopus, the largest octopus species on Earth. In this YouTube video, a diver ...

This past July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata ...