SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A deep-sea mystery involving thousands of octopuses found off the coast of Central California was recently solved by a team of ocean researchers.
The mystery appeared three years ago, when the largest known “Octopus Garden,” in the world was discovered two miles underwater on the seafloor.
In 2018, researchers discovered thousands of octopuses near the base of an extinct volcano, Davidson Seamount, 80 miles off the coast of Monterey.
“It is the biggest aggregation of octopuses ever discovered, and the only one off the coast of the U.S.,” a San Jose State University spokesperson wrote.
A team of biologists, ecologists, geologists, and engineers monitored the Octopus Garden using high-tech tools to learn why octopuses are attracted to the deep-sea location. The team included members of SJSU’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and NOAA.
Scientists solve deep-sea ‘Octopus Garden’ mystery off California coast
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