The Giant Octopus Web Page, Octopus dofleini

The Giant Octopus Web Page

Understanding the Giant Octopus in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Menu Bar

Gavin, a male Enteroctopus dofleini, bearing a sonic tag (red) beneath the skin. Photo 26K

©2003 David Scheel

About this page

Welcome to The Giant Octopus site, devoted to the Giant Octopus in Alaska, where since 1995 I have been studying the ecology of this animal.

The Menu (left) is the best way to navigate the site. For text-only viewers, the same choices are given below. Icons at the bottom right of each page will take you to
Octopus The Giant Octopus home (this page),
David Scheel Home page My Home Page,
Alaska Pacific University home page, or
The Science Center home page. Enjoy your visit.

New material added since July 2004
See changes in RESEARCH & SHADOW threads, Expedition Artists, and new photos of the Study Team.

In the news: [ Critter cam at Biosphere II | High Tech surveillance (pdf) ]
Anchorage Chronicle, [2 Dec 2003: Octopus in residence at APU]
Anchorage Daily News: [ 15-Jul-2001 Elusive Octopus | Often misunderstood ]
[ 24-July-99 Sucker for Jar lids | ADN | Single file | HTML only ] Our television premier! Octopus Gone Wild

Octopus Project was featured in the premier episode of Fox Family Channel's new wildlife series World Gone Wild (premiered in October 1999).