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The octopus has been found as far south as Namibian waters and as far north as British waters. [5] In the early 1900s, many octopuses living all over the Atlantic and Indian oceans were classed as Opisthoteuthis grimaldii, but later scientists decided that only those specimens found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean actually belonged to the species ...
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau is an American documentary television series about underwater marine life, directed by Alan Landsburg and hosted by French filmmaker, researcher, and marine explorer Jacques Cousteau. The first episodes of the series aired from 1968 until 1976.
Octopus fisheries exist around the world with total catches varying between 245,320 and 322,999 metric tons from 1986 to 1995. [172] The world catch peaked in 2007 at 380,000 tons, and had fallen by a tenth by 2012. [173] Methods to capture octopuses include pots, traps, trawls, snares, drift fishing, spearing, hooking and hand collection. [172]
Researchers have documented an active octopus nursery, where hundreds of the deep-sea creatures cluster together to brood their eggs. Rare octopus discovery made 2 miles below the ocean surface ...
Opisthoteuthis philipii is an octopus of the Indian Ocean. It lives off the coast of Kerala, India. [ 3 ] Known specimens were found between 275–365 m (902–1,198 ft) deep in the Arabian Sea [ 1 ] near Alappuzha .
The octopus garden is believed to be home to some 20,000 female octopuses
Secrets of the Octopus is a nature documentary television series that depicts a variety of octopus species in a variety of habitats. The first episode aired April 21, 2024, on National Geographic , with all three episodes being released the following day on Disney+ and Hulu to celebrate Earth Day .
Callistoctopus macropus, also known as the Atlantic white-spotted octopus, white-spotted octopus, [2] [3] grass octopus or grass scuttle, is a species of octopus found in shallow areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the warmer parts of the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Indo-Pacific region.