| Summary: | Recent studies have shown that coastal and shelf cephalopod populations have increased globally over the last six decades. Although cephalopod landings are dominated by the squid fishery, which represents nearly 80% of the worldwide cephalopod catches, octopuses and cuttlefishes represent ∼10% each. Total reported global production of octopuses over the past three decades indicates a relatively steady increase in catch, almost doubling from 179,042 t in 1980 to 355,239 t in 2014. Octopus fisheries are likely to continue to grow in importance and magnitude as many finfish stocks are either fully or over-exploited. More than twenty described octopus species are harvested from some 90 countries worldwide. The current review describes the major octopus fisheries around the globe, providing an overview of species targeted, ecological and biological features of exploited stocks, catches and the key aspects of management. Fil: Sauer, Warwick H. Rhodes University; Sudáfrica Fil: Gleadall, Ian G. Tohoku University; Japón Fil: Downey-Breedt, Nicola. Rhodes University; Sudáfrica Fil: Doubleday, Zöe. University Of South Australia; Australia Fil: Gillespie, Graham. Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries And Oceans Canada; Canadá Fil: Haimovici, Manuel. Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande; Brasil Fil: Ibáñez, Christian M. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile Fil: Katugin, Oleg N. Pacific Branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography; Rusia Fil: Leporati, Stephen. Bio Inspecta; Suiza Fil: Lipinski, Marek. Rhodes University; Sudáfrica. South Africa Institute For Aquatic Biodiversity; Sudáfrica Fil: Markaida, Unai. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología; México Fil: Ramos, Jorge E. Institute For Marine And Antarctic Studies; Australia. Directorate of Natural Resource; Islas Malvinas Fil: Rosa, Rui. Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa; Portugal Fil: Villanueva, Roger. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar; España Fil: ...
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