Highly Toxic 'Parangori Octopus' with Cyanide 10 Times Stronger Caught Again

Second Incident This Year After May in Ulsan Offshore... Fishermen and Fishing Workers Should Be Cautious

A highly venomous blue-ringed octopus caught while fishing off the coast of Seosaeng-myeon, Ulsan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A blue-ringed octopus, which possesses venom more than 10 times stronger than cyanide, was caught again in the waters off Ulsan after five months since it was last caught in May.

On the 19th, the Ulsan Coast Guard announced that the octopus caught by Mr. A (male, Ulsan Ulju-gun), who was fishing on the rocky shore of Sinam, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, at around 9:40 p.m. on the 18th, was confirmed to be a highly venomous blue-ringed octopus.

The Ulsan Coast Guard sent the captured octopus to the National Institute of Fisheries Science, which confirmed it as a highly venomous blue-ringed octopus.

This is the second time a blue-ringed octopus has been found in the Ulsan area, following its capture by a trap fishing boat at Gangdong Sanha Beach last May.

The blue-ringed octopus mainly inhabits subtropical seas such as the South Pacific Ocean and has venom in its salivary glands that is more than 10 times stronger than cyanide.

A Coast Guard official said, “Fishing boats and beachgoers, especially lure fishermen targeting the seasonally abundant Mu-ni Ojingeo (patterned squid), should be extra cautious.”