Dolphins scoff shellfish-loving octopus gangs

DOLPHINS are saving our shellfish by feasting on greedy invading octopuses.

- by ANDREW JAMESON

Pods of Risso's dolphins have been seen snapping them up during patrols off the coast.

There has been a recent boom in octopus numbers off the UK, say boffins.

Captain Keith Leeves, of AK Wildlife Cruises, has seen a surge in rare Risso's dolphins off Falmouth, Cornwall.