AN OCOTPUS was spotted in the shallow waters of Deganwy beach, and should serve as a “good reason” to protect the seas from pollution.
The octopus was found by Liz McIndoe, a member of the Friends of the West Shore group, which is dedicated to helping to improve amenities of the West Shore Promenade in Llandudno.
The tentacled creature appears to be a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), which is normally found on the south and west coasts of the UK but does not usually come so close to the shore.
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Ms McIndoe said: “I’m trying to get more people aware of the amount of sewage that goes into our shores.”
On the octopus, Ms McIndoe added its sighting was a “good reason to keep our shores and waters clean and free of pollution.”
The sighting proved popular with residents of the West Shore, with one person saying they had “never seen an octopus on West Shore beach”.
One person said their “daughter saved a baby one and got it back into the sea at West Shore”, while another called it a “wonder of the sea”.
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