Takeaways:
- A blanket octopus was spotted off the coast of Lady Elliot Island in the Great Barrier Reef, it was one of the rarest sights in the marine world.
- The first sighting of a male blanket octopus was made 21 years ago in the Ribbon Reefs.
- “Seeing one in real life is indescribable, I was so captivated by its movements, it was as if it was dancing through the water with a flowing cape” said marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton.