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 ...

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

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 ...

The study explores the impact of octopus predating on shellfish after a survey of fishers.

Washington has already banned octopus farming. The bill would further crack down on the practice by outlawing the sale, possession, transport and distribution of farmed octopuses.

Back in 2024 the Clifford family began sharing updates about a pet octopus Terrance, who laid eggs before dying months later.