由于海水异常升温，英国海域章鱼数量激增，为渔民带来了一个有趣的新捕获物 — — 尽管它正在捕食他们通常的主要渔获物之一。
A surge in octopus numbers in British waters due to unusually warm seas is presenting fishermen with an interesting new catch — albeit one that's devouring one of their usual staples.
根据行业机构Seafish的数据，去年英国章鱼出口价值从前一年的16.4万英镑升至1280万英镑（约合1700万美元），需求主要来自法国和西班牙的买家。
The value of British octopus exports rose to £12.8 million ($17 million) last year from £164,000 a year earlier, with demand driven largely by buyers in France and Spain, according to industry body Seafish.
然而，研究人员发现，超过一半的英国渔民报告称，章鱼对螃蟹、龙虾和扇贝资源的捕食造成了负面影响，一些渔业的捕捞量下降了30%至50%，受影响渔业的损失在2025年超过1000万英镑。
However, researchers found that more than half of UK fishermen had reported negative impacts from octopus predation on crab, lobster and scallop stocks, with catches in some fisheries falling by 30% to 50% and losses to affected fisheries exceeding £10 million in 2025.
本周，渔民、监管者和科学家在政府主办的会议上会面，此前英国章鱼上岸量从2021年激增了近1500%，从年均约220吨升至超过3700公吨。
Fishermen, regulators and scientists met this week at a government-hosted conference after British octopus landings jumped nearly 1,500% from 2021, rising to more than 3,700 metric tons from an annual average of about 220 tons.
政府周五表示，此次会议将有助于为未来关于管理这一新兴渔业的决策提供参考，而西班牙和澳大利亚在近年来也面临类似挑战。
The government said on Friday the conference would help inform future decisions on managing the emerging fishery, a challenge Spain and Australia have also faced in recent years.
研究这一现象的科学家表示，目前的章鱼爆发是至少75年来西南英国海域见到的最大规模。
Scientists studying the phenomenon say the current bloom is the largest seen off southwest Britain in at least 75 years.
国家渔民组织联合会首席执行官迈克·科恩说：“这种生长快、寿命短且捕食性极强的物种突然进入英国水域，颠覆了我们对沿海生态系统的许多既有认知和期望。”
"The sudden arrival of this fast-growing, short-lived and highly predatory species into British waters upends a lot of our established knowledge and expectations about our coastal ecosystems," said Mike Cohen, CEO of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations.
“它们对渔民来说既是威胁也是机遇，对渔业管理来说是一个巨大的挑战。”政府环境部首席科学顾问安贾利·戈斯瓦米表示，英国海域章鱼数量的增加“是对我们海洋生态系统变化有多快的一个鲜明提醒”。
"They are both a threat and an opportunity for fishermen, and a massive challenge for fisheries management." Anjali Goswami, chief scientific adviser in the government's environment department, said the rise in octopuses in British waters was "a stark reminder of how quickly our marine ecosystem can change".
虽然一些渔民几乎一夜之间找到了有价值的新捕获物，但其他人表示，这些捕食者正在破坏支撑多年渔业的贝类资源。
While some fishermen have found a valuable new catch almost overnight, others say the predators are damaging shellfish stocks that underpin long-established fisheries.
研究人员还报告称，在当前事件期间，英国水域出现了普通章鱼的广泛繁殖。
Researchers have also reported widespread breeding of common octopus in British waters during the current event.
他们表示，较暖的海水，以及可能将章鱼幼虫从法国和海峡群岛向北输送的洋流和风，是导致这一激增的最可能因素之一。
They say warmer waters, together with ocean currents and winds that may have carried octopus larvae north from France and the Channel Islands, are among the most likely contributors to the surge.
今年发表的研究发现，该地区过去125年内记录的每一次主要章鱼爆发都与异常温暖的海况同时发生。
Research published this year found that every major octopus bloom recorded in the region over the past 125 years had coincided with unusually warm sea conditions.