Recent studies have shown that coastal and shelf cephalopod populations have increased
globally over the last six decades. Although cephalopod landings are dominated by the …

Abstract The European Union (EU) is one of the most important markets for cephalopods in
the world. Currently, small-scale fisheries targeting the common octopus in the EU are of …

This baseline focuses on the octopus pot, a litter item found on the North Atlantic Iberian
coast. Octopus pots are deployed from vessels in ropes, with several hundred units, and …

With the depletion of many commercial fish stocks and an increasing demand for marine
protein for human consumption, cephalopods have become more important as a fishery …

Purpose Common octopus is the fishing species with highest economic revenue in Portugal,
and its consumption per capita is very high. The majority of catches come from the small …

A large portion of the Portuguese fisheries is characterised as small-scale fisheries, since
85% of the fleet is comprised of small-scale vessels employing static gears. Small-scale …

Abstract Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) is a cephalopod species with great economic
value. In western Asturias (northwest of Spain), O. vulgaris artisanal fisheries are relatively …

Octopuses (scientific order Octopoda under the scientific class Cephalopoda) are a group of
aquatic species with economic importance as a food product in many countries around the …

In Portugal, the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) dominates the total catches and
landings from small scale fisheries. The small-scale fisheries have been targeting the …

Common octopus is a worldwide important cephalopod resource fished by both industrial
and small-scale fleets which has gained market value in recent decades. In Galicia (NW …