The project will also develop AI-based tools for automated identification of squid, cuttlefish and octopus species, which will significantly strengthen scientific understanding of deep-sea biodiversit ...

The ICAR-CMFRI launched a research project to study fishery resources around seamounts in the Arabian Sea, focusing on cephalopods. Funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, it aims to document ...

Kochi: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) launched a research initiative to explore fishery resources associated with seamounts in Ar.

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the deep sea. However, researchers still don't know very much about the ...

In the technique known as “environmental DNA metabarcoding,” probes are designed to target specific DNA fragments, similar to how anglers use specific bait to catch a particular species. The challenge ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

Morphing and malleable, the octopus has always been a cosmic creature. With the ability to press its gelatinous girth through the tiniest rocky crevice, this cephalopod has inspired terrifying legends ...