Janine Jansen
BBC News, South West
BBCSome fishermen in south-west England say an “invasion” of octopus and a local bylaw are “decimating” the Devon shellfish industry.
The octopus, usually found in the Mediterranean, are being found in lobster and crab pots off the coastline. Fishers said they were landing between four and six tonnes of them a day.
They said open escape holes in pots for juvenile shellfish, enforced by the bylaw, allowed the creatures in and out to eat shellfish, and fishers wanted to close the gaps.
The authority responsible for implementing the bylaw said the holes could be closed if fishers were trying to…