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 …

This paper is the result of an international initiative and is a first attempt to develop
guidelines for the care and welfare of cephalopods (ie nautilus, cuttlefish, squid and …

Here, three researchers who have recently embarked on careers in cephalopod biology
discuss the current state of the field and offer their hopes for the future. Seven major topics …

Does warmth from hydrothermal springs play a vital role in the biology and ecology of
abyssal animals? Deep off central California, thousands of octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) …

Introduction Historically considered to be a single cosmopolitan species, the so called
Octopus vulgaris species complex (OVSC) is now recognized to be a group of (at least) six …

Aside from being one of the most fascinating groups of marine organisms, cephalopods play
a major role in marine food webs, both as predators and as prey, while representing key …

Increases in carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other greenhouse gases emissions are changing
ocean temperature and carbonate chemistry (warming and acidification, respectively) …

The reproductive process in Octopus maya was analyzed to establish the amount of reactive
oxygen species that the embryos inherit from females, during yolk synthesis. At the same …

Octopus maya is one of the most promising candidates for octopus aquaculture due to its
holobenthic development. The objectives of this study were to investigate: i) whether the …

Climate changes, such as extreme temperature shifts, can have a direct and significant
impact on animals living in the ocean system. Ectothermic animals may undergo concerted …