Plant-Based & Vegan Active Updated Aug 5, 2026
The push to stop octopus farming before it starts
Spanish company Nueva Pescanova planned the world's first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria, tanks that would have raised and slaughtered millions of octopuses, animals known to build shelters, disguise themselves and solve puzzles. After years of campaigning by welfare groups and scientists, the company confirmed it will not proceed. The arc tracks whether the same pressure heads off future octopus farm proposals elsewhere.
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Aug 5, 2026 Latest
Spanish seafood company Nueva Pescanova confirmed it will not proceed with the world's first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria after years of pressure from scientists and welfare groups including Compassion in World Farming, and 42,000 emails protesting the farm in the final six weeks.
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