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Momentum to ban commercial octopus farming grows in New Zealand ahead of upcoming general election. Political parties make statements on commercial octopus farming as calls increase for a nation-wide prohibition […]
Federal bill to ban octopus farming and commercial imports reintroduced, momentum grows. The bill is poised to become the first country-wide law that will ban commercial octopus aquaculture operations and sales […]
California passes landmark bill to ban octopus farming and commercial sales. Governer Gavin Newsom has signed the ground-breaking bill into law. California has made history by enacting a bill that bans […]
Federal bill to ban octopus farming and commercial imports introduced. The ground-breaking bill is poised to become the first country-wide law that will ban commercial octopus aquaculture operations. A new […]
Nueva Pescanova officially abandons plans for world’s first commercial octopus farm. In breaking news, plans for Nueva Pescanova’s Las Palmas commercial octopus farm project have officially been abandoned. This announcement […]
Japan’s government advised to halt investments in octopus farming. Over 180 organisations urge the Japan Science and Technology Agency to re-evaluate funding octopus farming research, citing severe welfare, environmental, and ethical […]
Mexico introduces legislation to federally ban octopus farming. The bill now moves to the Senate commissions for discussion. Mexico has introduced legislation to ban all cephalopod farming nationwide. The proposed bill […]
Chile introduces legislation to ban octopus farming. The bill will be the first legislation dedicated to banning octopus farming in Latin America. Chile has become the first country in Latin America […]
New Zealand Government advised to halt investments in octopus farming. As legislations that ban octopus farming and the sale of farmed octopus products proceed worldwide, New Zealand is urged to […]
Octopus farming questioned. Commercial octopus farming questioned by a team of researchers in a newly published analysis. Currently in developmental stages on multiple continents, they conclude it would have a […]
South Australian Seafood Spectacular. Read more about the history of South Australia and about it’s thriving seafood industry on our website here. Fish Focus was honoured to attend the exclusive South Australian Seafood […]
Nueva Pescanova opens aquaculture research centre. The Nueva Pescanova Group has opened in O Grove, Pontevedra, the first private aquaculture research centre in Spain which, with an investment of 7.5 million euros, […]
The Nueva Pescanova Group closed 2018 making a profit, for the second year in a row, net profit reaching 5.4 million euros, 5.1 million euros more than the year before […]
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