Rising demands in the global cephalopod trade have encouraged the Spanish aquaculture company Nueva Pescanova to push forward with their plans to open the world's first octopus farm sometime next year.
, since many commonly eaten species can breed prolifically, grow body mass quickly, and take just a year or two to mature.They're picky eaters, especially when young, preferring to dine on live prey. Octopuses also don't fare well in containment – they can become aggressive when penned in with one another, often to the point of self-mutilation. Besides, octopuses are notorious escape artists, finding clever ways to slip free given the smallest opportunity.
continues to pose serious environmental concerns. In spite of significant improvements over the past two decades, the industry is still a source of aquatic pests and diseases, pollutants, and greenhouse emissions. Companies like Nueva Pescanova treat these obstacles as pragmatic, expecting to solve them with science, though they'reBut there's a more philosophical challenge that may prove harder to fix.
Research over the years has presented us with an impression of octopuses as fiercely intelligent animals, capable of not just
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