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Leaked Documents Expose Cruel Conditions And Slow Death Method At World's First Commercial Octopus Farm
From SpeciesUnite.com
March 2023
Nueva Pescanova plans to slaughter up to one million of the aquatic animals every year by freezing them to death in "ice slurry" tanks, with the commercial farm set to open this year.
Petition: Ban Octopus farming
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The world’s first commercial octopus farm has sparked a significant
outcry after leaked documents from Nueva Pescanova revealed the
company plans to rear and slaughter up to one million of the aquatic
animals every year.
Breeding octopuses in captivity on a commercial scale has been a
persistent challenge for the seafood industry. Despite years of
research, successful efforts have remained elusive due to a variety
of obstacles, such as creating appropriate tank conditions for these
solitary hunters and ensuring a steady supply of live prey for the
larvae.
In 2019, Nueva Pescanova claimed that they had discovered a viable
method of commercially farming octopuses in captivity and set plans
in motion to open the world's first octopus factory farm. The plans
drew widespread global criticism from animal welfare groups and
marine experts, and a Species Unite petitionspeaking out against the
farm has garnered over 50,000 signatures.
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