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 ...

Guernsey in 2025, compared to the previous year A boom in the population of common octopus in Guernsey waters has wiped more ...

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 ...

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 ...

Holiday harvests are putting growing pressure on common octopus populations along the Garden Route, with long-term surveys showing sharp declines at popular rock-pool sites, reports Cape {town} Etc.

'the octopus bloom is not a blip - it’s a sustained threat' ...

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

Washington has already banned octopus farming. The bill would further crack down on the practice by outlawing the sale, ...