Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes. The traps have been in use by a single company since 1998, ...

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 ...

A surge in octopus fishing over the last 60 years has led to fears for some species. Now scientists are working to create an octopus DNA database to stop overfishing of the cephalopods. The project is ...

Off the coast of the UK, fishermen and marine biologists are witnessing something not seen in generations. Sightings of the ...

East Gippsland fishers have welcomed a new regime for octopus fishing, following the creation of 11 tradable licences and catch quotas. A cap of 68 tonnes of octopus has been imposed on the industry, ...

The giant Pacific octopus is one of the smartest creatures in the ocean, and this short viral clip is definitive proof. The video, originally filmed in June 2023, shows a 50-pound octopus slithering ...

It is the first octopus FIP in the world set up in a low-income country according to Blue Ventures! Last month, Madagascar launched its first Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the octopus sector.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A small octopus, unique to Penghu, mates each year around the Tomb Sweeping holiday, leading the Penghu County Government to enact a limited fishing ban, this year from March 29 ...

Morocco’s winter octopus fishing season for 2026 has opened with strong results, signaling abundant stocks along the national ...

Declaring sections of the ocean off-limits through marine protected areas isn't effective without a means to enforce fishing bans. Blue Ventures believes a market-based approach to conservation could ...