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that would ban the commercial farming of the eight-armed mollusc in the United States, while also prohibiting the import of farmed octopus meat into the country.that a company in Spain plans to factory farm octopuses for seafood in the Canary Islands, which has alarmed both scientists and animal right activists.
The bill proposes up to a $100,00 fine for each violation, but has loopholes for people who breed octopuses for research, replenishing native stock, or for aquariums.The bill follows a similar ban that was made law in the state of Washington, the first government in the world to ban octopus farming., because a mass farming operation could become a hot spot for disease and contamination. And if the farm is out in open water, the surrounding wild open seas could suffer.
Another concern is that octopuses are apex predators and need to eat lots of other seafood, putting more pressure on overfished wildlife. "Octopuses naturally feed on crabs and clams, small fish in the wild," US director of Compassion in World Farming, Ben Williamson. "It's estimated that it would take at least three pounds of wild caught fish to produce one pound of farmed octopus. So it's completely unsustainable in that respect.", octopuses have solved puzzles and navigated mazes. They can open jars with their flexible limbs and are one of the few invertebrates that can use tools.
"Scientists have proven octopuses are complex, intelligent creatures who can feel a full range of emotions," Animal Legal Defense Fund's manager of legislative affairs Allison Ludtke told
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