Some aspects of the biology and fishery of Octopus vulgaris caught by trawlers in the
Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean) are studied. The analysis of the size–frequency
distribution followed the growth of specimens from January (6–7cm ML) to August (11–12cm
ML). The sex ratio was estimated for each season and it was not significantly different from 1:
1 in any of them. The stomach contents revealed that the octopus fed predominantly on
crustaceans and fishes. Another octopus species, Eledone moschata, is present in this …

Biology and fishery of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797, caught by trawlers in Mallorca (Balearic
Sea, Western Mediterranean) … Biology and fishery of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797,
caught by trawlers in Mallorca (Balearic Sea, Western Mediterranean) … trawling …