Road Not TakenHaving watched #MyOctopusTeacher, I get why #researchers are interested in studying #octopus and wanting to understand/extend its #lifeCycle. #Intelligent #sentient #complex #fascinating #creatures - with sadly #shortLives. I stopped eating them because of their #sentience #intelligence. They need to be #protected and treated #humanely.
#octopusFarm is a #sideshow #tourist stop with a veneer of #science. Takes advantage of #octopuses #notProtected in #America #USA.
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-farm-bred-octopus-benefit-species-cruelty.html
Farm-bred octopus: A benefit to the species or an act of cruelty?
Sandwiched here between the Pacific Ocean and Kona Airport—atop a dusty volcanic desert—dozens of 50-gallon water tanks gurgle and bubble away; each home to a solitary, wild-caught octopus and a couple of floating, plastic bath toys.