Report sightings: A number of blue-ringed octopus sightings have been reported in rock pools at Bonny Hills.
BEACHGOERS are urged to be on the lookout for blue-ringed octopuses following a number of sightings in the local area, particularly in the Spooney's Bay area at Bonny Hills.
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Port Macquarie-Hastings Council senior lifeguard Grant Hudson said rock platforms would be dangerous in the next few days because of easterly swells but blue-ringed octopuses posed an added risk.
Blue-ringed octopuses are only small and are considered relatively docile but their venom is powerful enough to kill an adult human within minutes.
Any sightings should be reported to council lifeguards or volunteer life savers.
