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Creatures of the deep usually found in the more balmy waters of the Mediterranean or the Pacific are finding their way into Scottish seas as a result of climate change. Fishermen in the Western Isles are reporting a boom in unusual fish and molluscs rarely seen in the area before. They have revealed that thousands of octopuses, migrating north in ever increasing numbers as sea temperatures rise, are ending up in their lobster creels. In fact, climate change has appeared to have warmed Scottish waters to such an extent that squid, deep-sea John Dory fish, red blenny and Japanese skeleton shrimp are also being caught by fishermen.
— Octopus Gallore For Lobster Catchers by Paul Kelbie