The octopus is one of the biggest OSU has ever had, at 19.5 pounds. It was found and donated to the center by the fishing crew on the F/V Timmy Boy crabbing ship.

“They’re the biggest (octopus species) we typically get around here,” Eberle said. The body of a Giant Pacific Octopus sits on Clam Beach in Humboldt County.

A video shared to TikTok on Nov. 9, 2024, claimed to show a "giant sea white octopus caught by fishermen" and included a geolocation tag of the "United States." In the video, multiple people were ...