octopus bloom; South West England; Marine Biological Association; citizen science; marine ecology; fisheries

Photo by Dear Sunflower   Marine biologists have launched public surveys to investigate an extraordinary increase in octopus sightings along the South West coast of England. The initiative, coordinated by the Marine Biological Association (MBA), follows widespread reports from fishers and coastal communities of unusually high numbers of common octopus in recent months. The MBA has described […]