Deep in a crevice. Photo: Stephen Pearce
The 2021 Academy Award for best documentary feature followed the journey of a film-maker (Craig Foster) who connected and learned from an octopus over the course of a year. It was a wonderful story about a remarkable creature.
And it reminded me that on Vancouver’s Coast we have something just as remarkable. Only its not just any run-of-the mill octopus that I am talking about…
The cool, nutrient rich, waters of the North Pacific have given rise to the Great Pacific Octopus – the GPO – the largest octopus in the world. A typical adult male can weigh 14
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