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# Alaska Octopus

David Scheel and the Alaska Octopus Project

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- [Blog](https://alaskaoctopus.com/blog/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://alaskaoctopus.com/) - Photo courtesy Passion Planet Ltd/Ernie Kovacs The Alaska Octopus ProjectWelcome to The giant Pacific octopus site, devoted to Enteroctopus dofleini, the giant Pacific octopus, in Alaska, where since 1995 I have been studying the ecology and behavior of these octopuses. Octopuses are able to navigate complex mazes, use tools, learn from each other and solve
- [Publications](https://alaskaoctopus.com/publications/) - Book1. Scheel, D. Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses, Young Readers Edition. 2025. Norton Press. https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324019992 2. Scheel, D. Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses. 2023 (13 Jun) with illustrations by Laurel “Yoyo” Scheel. Norton Press. https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324020691 Articles and Chapters1. Weertman, W. L., V. Gopal, D. M. Sivitilli, D.
- [Events & Media](https://alaskaoctopus.com/events-media/) - Bookstore Author Reading Events Date Event 20 June 2025 9 am Cephalopod Week at Science Friday is coming and Many Things Under a Rock is the June 2025 SciFri Bookclub Selection! I’ll be interviewing on Friday 20 June at 9 am AK time; I’m not sure when Science Friday will air the interview. 22
- [Book Information](https://alaskaoctopus.com/book-information/) - Many Things Under a Rock The Mysteries of Octopuses By David ScheelIllustrations by Laurel "Yoyo" Scheel Book description provided by W.W. Norton: A behavioral ecologist's riveting account of his decades-long obsession with octopuses: his discoveries, adventures, and new scientific understanding of their behaviors. Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating
- [Research, Writing and Consulting](https://alaskaoctopus.com/research-writing-and-consulting/) - I have been involved as a script editor, with award-winning film-maker Alan Root, in the development of Survival Anglia’s Queen of the Beasts (1989, Alan Root, Wikipedia) and was featured in Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin (“Giant Pacific Octopus in Prince William Sound,” 2016). In addition, I appeared in, narrated, and was scientific editor for
- [Frilled Giant Pacific Octopus](https://alaskaoctopus.com/frilled-giant-pacific-octopus/) - The Frilled Giant Pacific Octopus, A New Octopus From Prince William SoundNate Hollenbeck and Prof. David Scheel, both at Alaska Pacific University, have described the body patterns a new type of octopus (below left) in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The researchers are calling the new octopus the frilled giant Pacific octopus. The new type is
- [Contact](https://alaskaoctopus.com/contact/) - CONTACT DAVID SCHEEL Contact David for research or consulting via email or using the form below: Email David Thank you for your message. It has been sent.×There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later.×First name *Last name *Email *Phone number *Your messageSend message
- [About David Scheel, PH.D.](https://alaskaoctopus.com/about/) - David Scheel, PH.D.Professor of Marine Biology• Ph.D. Ecology, University of Minnesota • M.S. Ecology, University of Minnesota • B.S. Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute I am Professor of Marine Biology at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, Alaska. I grew up in rural New York state, and in Texas and New Mexico. I did my undergraduate studies