Spanish fishing boats are landing only a tenth of their normal summer catch of octopus

Spanish fishing boats are landing only a tenth of their normal summer catch of octopus, an unheard of drop.

Since the 1st July they have caught 38 tonnes of octopus, compared with a normal average of 378 tonnes over the same period.

Fishermen’s associations believe meteorological and environmental factors must be involved and that it can’t all be down to overfishing.

Written by BayRadio