I don't know why he does this, but once a sea animal starts choking him, Aquaman never asks it to stop. It's like he's saying, "You're choking me? Well, it's the silent treatment for you, Mr. Octopus!" Or maybe he's just insane. If I was there, I wouldn't have bothered to even call those little crabs. I think a whale bonking into something is good enough, I don't need to pinch it too. That's like shoving a guy when his hair's on fire and his foot's in a lawn mower.