![]() ![]() They hunt a varied diet of many marine species, usually at night. They spend time interacting with their environment, in which they are capable of using complex problem-solving skills and tools. ![]() In the wild, common octopuses-the species set to be farmed, and the species featured in My Octopus Teacher-are typically solitary animals who are highly territorial. The farm, which is planned to open in Spain’s Canary Islands by multinational corporation Nueva Pescanova, will be a nightmare for octopuses. Laura Lee Cascada / The Every Animal Project / We Animals Media. Rows of barren tanks at Kanaloa Octopus Farm in Hawaii each confine a single octopus who was caught from the wild. Thousands of animal advocates and allies across the world have spoken out to agree: it’s not working.Įarlier this week, reports of horrific plans for the world’s first octopus farm began making their way across the media cycle after confidential planning proposal documents were released to the BBC by the organization Eurogroup for Animals. Industry stakeholders seem to be relying on the perceived otherness of octopuses to enable consumers to look the other way as they begin to establish the first inhumane octopus farms, even as our society is increasingly critical of cruel intensive animal agriculture practices. But the strange thing is, as you get closer to them, you realize that we’re very similar in a lot of ways.”Īs one octopus develops a complex friendship with Foster, the film demonstrates how intelligent, curious, and sensitive these animals can be. In the award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker and Sea Change Project co-founder Craig Foster says, “A lot of people say an octopus is like an alien. Article originally published in The Daily Hive. ![]()
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