Scientists are discouraged by the news that the world's first octopus farm has opened, saying 'intelligent creatures should not be edible.'

The world's first octopus farm has opened in the Canary Islands. However, there have been critical comments from conservationists and some scientists, such as 'disappointed' and 'intelligent octopuses should not be cultivated.'

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Since octopus grows relatively fast compared to other organisms, the possibility of aquaculture has been explored in recent years, saying that it can be quickly wholesaled to the market by aquaculture. The world's first octopus farm that has realized such octopus farming is open near the port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. The farm was opened by Nueva Pescanova, a multinational company based in Spain.

On the other hand, in recent years, conservationists and scientists have claimed that 'octopus is an intelligent creature, a creature with emotions that can feel pain.' The fact that octopuses are intelligent creatures is very well described in the documentary film My Octopus: The Sage of the Sea Talks on Netflix, which depicts the interaction between octopuses and humans over a year. increase.

A man who dives into the sea for a year to meet his favorite female octopus | The Mystery of Octopus: The Sage of the Sea Talks | Netflix Japan --YouTube


In addition, in November 2021, the scope of application of the Animal Welfare (Sensation) Bill, which prohibits 'acts of boiled or packaged alive animals without stunning or freezing conscious animals,' was expanded in the United Kingdom. , Invertebrates such as crabs, shrimp and octopus have also been announced to be included in the scope of protection.

'Shrimp, crab, and octopus are sensual creatures' recognized by the British government, and progress toward the enactment of a bill prohibiting the act of boiling alive --GIGAZINE

So far, many scientists have opposed aquaculture because 'octopus has intelligence'. There was also an opinion that octopus is not suitable for commercial aquaculture because of its high intelligence. However, octopus demand has increased tenfold over the last 50 years, and attempts to explore aquaculture potential have continued for decades.

Euro Weekly News, which reported the opening of the world's first octopus farm, asks, 'Should we be allowed to cultivate intelligent octopuses?'