New Discovery Found Off Big Island

While taking a surface break from coral reef monitoring, marine biologists from #Hawaii’s Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park picked up several items of floating plastic marine debris. This beautiful little octopus ? was found among the debris. Two octopus species here in Hawaii (the “round spot” and “crescent-spot”) only grow to the size of a golf ball and weigh a max of 3 ounces, while the octopus ornatus (the most common octopus found in Hawaii) grows to about 2 feet long. On her next dive, Geoscientists in Parks intern Ashley Pugh released the octopus safe and sound in a small protected space.

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