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SUCCESSES TO DATE
61
media publications mention Aquatic Life Institute’s and Aquatic Animal Alliance’s call to end octopus farming
2
laws banning octopus farming passed in Washington State and California
2
events hosted by Aquatic Life Institute, featuring renowned experts, on research behind advocacy efforts against octopus farming, and why we must establish legal measures to protect octopuses
Collective efforts highlight the power of teamwork in shaping impactful policy. By uniting diverse organizations and leveraging a breadth of expertise, we can effectively craft policies that preempt harmful practices against animals. Our joint initiative to ban octopus farming exemplifies this approach, demonstrating how collaborating with subject matter experts and strategic advocates like Aquatic Life Institute and its vast network can lead to significant advancements in policy-making.
- Jennifer Hauge, Senior Legislative Affairs Manager, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Octopus farming is unethical.
As an invertebrate with the most advanced brain, the octopus is the poster child for aquatic animal sentience and intelligence. The octopus has long-term memory, capable of retaining information and recognizing individual people. The octopus carries out extensive foraging trips, and uses landmarks to navigate the course. To raise them in captive breeding environments with no cognitive stimulation, and denying them freedom to carry out natural behaviours, is morally misguided.
Octopus farming will have major environmental consequences.
Octopuses are carnivores, requiring aquatic animal protein in their diets, thus farming them will further deplete fish stocks. An octopus’ food conversion ratio is approximately 3:1, so the weight of feed to sustain an octopus is around 3 times its weight. Nitrogen and phosphorus waste will be a product of the octopus farms, as will contamination from fertilizers, algaecides, herbicides, and disinfectants. It is also possible that diseases will spread from the farms to the wild environment, and aquatic animals living in those environments.
Become an advocate for these extraordinary animals.
We can’t do it alone. We need your support to #BanOctopusFarming. Take action now.
Octopus farming is an industry which will involve the breeding and rearing of octopuses in captive environments for the commercial sale of their meat. Octopus farming is raising major ethical and environmental concerns, and is receiving public backlash from across the globe. Octopuses are truly extraordinary aquatic animals, with charismatic and curious personalities, incredibly complex anatomies and are proven to be highly intelligent. They are also sentient, solitary, and fragile animals, thus we have the moral imperative to treat them with high regard.
3 SIMPLE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN
Pursue a legislative ban on octopus farming in multiple countries
Ensure farms are not permitted to begin operations
Work with retailers to ban the procurement of farmed octopus
Collaborate with certifiers on banning octopus farming as a certifiable practice
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Join the Aquatic Animal Policy (AAP) Focus Group to engage in policy initiatives on this issue. Visit policy.fish.
Introduce legislation in your jurisdiction against the farming of octopuses.
CORPORATION
Put in place a clear procurement policy banning the purchase of farmed octopus.
RESOURCES
IN THE MEDIA
PDX-Earth Episode 77
California becomes second US state to ban octopus farming
IFLScience The Big Questions: Are Octopuses Sentient?
IFLScience The Big Questions: Are Octopuses Sentient?
Victory! Octopus Farming & Farmed Octopus Flesh Sales Banned in California
Newsom bans octopus farming and sales in California
California bans octopus farming and sales, citing animal welfare concerns
Newsom Signs Octopus Farming Ban into Law AKA ‘OCTO Act’
California Officially Bans Octopus Farming with New Law!
California outlaws octopus farming and commercial sales amid ethical and environmental concerns
California Governor Signs Octopus Farming Ban into Law
Historic Move: California Becomes The Second State To Ban Cruel Octopus Farming
California legislation bans octopus farming and sales
The Ethical and Environmental Impacts of Octopus Farming - Food Empowerment Project
State Senate passes octopus farming ban bill
OCTOPUS Act To Ban Octopus Farming Gets 100 Scientists’ Signatures
US senators introduce bipartisan bill to ban commercial octopus farming
July in review: Regulatory approvals for cultivated meat, US bans octopus farming and BVO in beverages
FEDERAL BILL TO BAN OCTOPUS FARMING AND COMMERCIAL IMPORTS INTRODUCED
Banning Cruelty: New Legislation Aims To Ban Octopus Farming In The U.S.
US poised to outlaw octopus farming with new bill to boost animal welfare and protect the ocean
Senators seek pre-emptive octopus aquaculture ban
New Ways of Catching, Producing Seafood Could Boost Health of Aquatic Ecosystems
A Washington arriva la prima legge al mondo che vieta di allevare polpi
Washington: Lo Stato Vieta Gli Allevamenti Di Polpi
2 Wins for Octopus Lovers: Mycelium-Based Tentacles and a Historic Farm Ban
Washington Senate passes ‘first of its kind’ bill to ban controversial octopus farming
US state bans octopus farming as European innovator launches vegan alternative
A Trailblazing Ban On Octopus Farming Becomes Law In Washington State
Outlawing octopus farms: Could US bans influence EU and incentivize alt-protein innovation?
Bill to Ban Octopus Farming in Washington Has Passed State Senate!
Bill to ban octopus farming passes Senate in Washington
Washington State Set to Ban Octopus Farming
World-First Bans On Octopus Farming Are Being Considered By Some US States
Bill to ban octopus farming passes Washington senate
World-First Bans On Octopus Farming Are Being Considered By Some US States
Catalina Lopez is fighting the horrors of fish farming
PACMA celebra este sábado el primer «International Save The Octopuses Fest» como respuesta al proyecto de Nueva Pescanova
The Negative Consequences Of Octopus Farming
Instan a UNAM a cerrar granja de pulpos en Yucatán
“It’s all Netflix’s fault!” – opposition to octopus farming grows in wake of popular documentary
La primera granja de pulpos en Canarias hace que científicos cuestionen si todo vale para satisfacer el consumo humano
Explainer: Is Octopus Farming Ethical?
La primer granja de pulpos en México ya existe y debe cerrar
Animal welfare groups urge closure of Yucatan octopus farm
Octopus farm in Sisal, a challenging community project
The Aquatic Animal Alliance urges Universidad Autonoma de Mexico to stop Octopus farm operations in Yucatan
Aquatic Animal Alliance urges Universidad Autonoma de Mexico to Stop Octopus Farm Operations in Yucatan
Why We Must Reject Octopus Farming Before It Begins
Expertos en protección medioambiental presentan alegaciones contra la futura granja de pulpos de Nueva Pescanova
Squid farming breakthrough spurs hope, opposition...
Cephalopod Farms Could Be Very Harmful, But We Can Still Stop Them
Nueva Pescanova's proposal for world's first octopus farm criticized by environmental groups
Alegaciones a la futura granja de pulpos de Nueva Pescanova en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Kolejny gatunek zabijany hodowlą przemysłową, tym razem ośmiornice.
Ferme à poulpes aux Canaries : un non-sens écologique incompatible avec le bien-être animal
Environmental Group Warns Against An Octopus Farm In The Canary Islands
Ferma ośmiornic na rajskiej wyspie. Skutki mogą być fatalne
Canary Islands urged to reject Pescanova’s pioneering octopus farm
Bien-être animal Un projet d’élevage industriel de pieuvres inquiète les ONG
Poulpes : bientôt une ferme d'élevage intensif ?