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Octopus 'boom' leaves Devon shellfish industry 'decimated'

The octopus bloom caused up to 50% drops in crab, lobster, and scallop catches in 2025, marking the most significant event in over a century, researchers said.

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'Fleet members are cancelling maintenance work and having to lay off crew'

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Plymouth HeraldPlymouth Herald
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Plymouth fishing 'crisis' as octopus population explodes

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

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Devon LiveDevon Live
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Octopus 'boom' leaves Devon shellfish industry 'decimated'

'Fleet members are cancelling maintenance work and having to lay off crew'

·Devon, United Kingdom
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Octopus glut leaves Devon shellfish industry ‘decimated’

The plight of Devon fishers whose catch has been decimated by a sudden ‘bloom’ of octopus in local waters has been highlighted in the House of…

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exmouthjournal.co.uk broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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