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Record octopus sightings in UK southwest waters in 2025 linked to warmer temperatures, alongside pollution and invasive species.
2025 brought record octopus sightings in UK southwest waters, the largest in 75 years, linked to warm temperatures and mild winters, with divers reporting frequent encounters and some octopuses entering fishing gear.
Pollution events included a North Sea oil tanker collision spilling plastic pellets and a Sussex plant releasing nearly 4.5 tonnes of carcinogenic bio-beads, contaminating protected salt marshes.
Plastic pollution also affected beaches in Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
Despite these threats, puffin numbers hit a record 46,000 on Skomer Island, and breeding resumed on the Isle of Muck after rat eradication.
Climate change also brought invasive species like Pacific oysters and sea slugs to UK waters, signaling long-term ecological shifts.
Observaciones récord de pulpos en las aguas del suroeste del Reino Unido en 2025 vinculadas a temperaturas más cálidas, junto con la contaminación y las especies invasoras.