Glossary - Fish
Octopus
Cephalopod
What is an Octopus?
Octopus are pot caught or demersal trawled. There are various Octopus fisheries across the North East Atlantic, with the most important being off the coast of Spain and Portugal, where the larger Octopus are caught. Octopus is caught all year round, the UK has a few fisheries and what is caught is smaller, normally less than 1kg in size.
Latin Name
Octopus Vulgaris
Available as
Wild, Frozen
Found in
North East Atlantic
Octopus
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Octopus
Octopus are pot caught or demersal trawled. There are various Octopus fisheries across the North East Atlantic, with the most important being off the coast of Spain and Portugal, where the larger Octopus are caught. Octopus is caught all year round, the UK has a few fisheries and what is caught is smaller, normally less than 1kg in size.
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