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Is octopus farming sustainable?

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February 12, 2022

The world's appetite for octopus is growing. Biologists in Mexico are trying to farm the sensitive and highly intelligent creatures using aquaculture. The goal is to protect wild populations from overfishing. But is it really ethical to farm them?

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