Two coasts, one struggle for octopus fishers battling overfishing and warming waters

Mongabay
Jun 30, 2025, 1:08 pm319 ptsTop
ASTURIAS, Spain, and YUCATÁN, Mexico — On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their boat along the Asturian coast in northern Spain. This is the beginning of the season for pulpo — Octopus vulgaris — the most commercially…

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