Northern camera in octopus tank at science center in Newport

Check out the live octocam and see if you catch a glimpse of the giant Pacific octopus at the Oregon Sea Grant-run Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Oregon Sea Grant's aquarists feed it every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday at 1 p.m., Pacific Time.

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