OIn most countries, oyster meat is now in high demand. As the demand increased, so did the price of the octopus. With that, many companies started thinking of ways to grow commercially. Now the Spanish multinational company ‘Nueva Pescanova’ is reportedly preparing to open the world’s first octopus farm in the Canary Islands. But scientists and octopus conservationists are trying to pinpoint the idea.
Scientists say the owl is an intelligent creature capable of experiencing pain and emotion. Their opinion is that such an animal should not be raised commercially for food under any circumstances. The fact that people want to raise an owl is mainly because of its meat. The highest octopus eats in Asia and the Mediterranean. South Koreans eat octopuses alive. Owls are also in high demand in countries such as the United States and Japan. About 350,000 tons of octopus are caught each year. With this, the number of octopuses in the sea decreased. And the price of their meat has gone up. It is in this context that entrepreneurs come up with the idea of raising octopuses on farms.
The company has announced that it will start selling octopuses next summer and will start selling them from 2023. The farm is reported to produce 3,000 tonnes of octopus per year. The company says this will help prevent octopuses from being caught uncontrollably from the sea. But the company is not ready to explain how it intends to raise oysters. The fact that the company did not specify the size of the tanks that feed the owls, their food and how to kill them is annoying to scientists and owl conservation experts.
The fact that octopuses have complex brains and their intelligence has been proven in numerous scientific experiments. The quick learning of things to hide and defend oneself in danger, and the escape from aquariums are all indications of the owl’s intelligence. According to octopus conservationists, these creatures establish close contact with caregivers and are happy to be with them. They added that these creatures should be treated like pets. Experts say there is scientific evidence that octopuses can experience pleasure, happiness, pain, anxiety and suffering. Therefore, conservation experts say it is wrong to grow them on a commercial basis.
The owl has no bones to protect itself. Therefore, they can be easily injured when grown in tanks. Experts also say that if there are multiple octopuses in a tank, they will start eating each other. In addition, these creatures receive little or no legal protection under European law. This will create the conditions for them to be further abused.
International researchers have condemned the project as “morally and environmentally unjustifiable.” The militant group Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has now written to governments in several countries, including Spain, demanding a ban.
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