Octopus species mysteriously disappears from Spencer Gulf

The pale octopus population has mysteriously vanished from South Australia’s Spencer Gulf, with commercial fisher Leon Van Weenen reporting a catch decline to nearly zero over the past year. Van Weenen, who typically averages 350 kilograms per trip, believes harmful algal blooms may be contributing to the drastic drop in octopus numbers, potentially resulting in over $150,000 in losses.

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