Tagged: Octopus

4:55am

Fri February 1, 2013
Environment

Should Giant Pacific Octopus get special protections?

The giant Pacific octopus is a relatively healthy and abundant creature among the native wildlife living in Puget Sound.

But it’s such an iconic species that the recent killing of one by a young diver near Seattle’s Alki point has others in the community calling for new protections.

The state is accepting nominations for an advisory group that will consider a range of conservation strategies.

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11:41am

Mon December 12, 2011
Puget Sound life

Sea lion vs. octopus: Photographer catches rare glimpse of battle

Last Wednesday, Dec. 7, Everett Herald photographer Mark Mulligan caught a rare sight on camera – a stellar sea lion feeding on an octopus. (See video inside.)

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