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Hundreds of jellyfish wash ashore Southwest beaches – what is causing such large blooms? Following a mass jellyfish stranding witnessed on 2nd July 2026, in Cornwall, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) scientists explain why jellyfish blooms happen, […]
Octopus bloom: We must “plan for a future where these changes may become more frequent” says leading marine scientist. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has released new findings from the second major scientific […]
Public surveys launched to investigate extraordinary ‘octopus bloom’ in South West waters. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has launched two public surveys to gather vital information on the unusual surge in […]
Marine heatwaves and octopus outbreaks. This week, PML’s Professor Tim Smyth spoke to Anna Foster on BBC Radio 4 about the increase of marine heatwaves observed in the western English Channel, and the octopus bloom not observed in these […]
Southwest octopus bloom. Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is aware of an octopus bloom which is occurring in the southwest, most prominently in ICES division 7.e. Concerns have been raised by […]
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