A Spanish company is pouring tens of millions of dollars into becoming the world’s first commercial octopus farm, in spite of mounting evidence that the creatures can feel pain and pleasure, nevermind ...

MADRID — Spurred on by soaring demand for seafood, a Spanish company plans to open the first commercial octopus farm next year, but as scientists discover more about the enigmatic animals, some warn ...

Octopus farming would be banned in Oregon under a bill that animal welfare advocates claim is necessary to protect the ocean dwellers from inhumane treatment. Supporters of House Bill 2557 say now is ...

When Mexican biologist Carlos Rosas dips his hand into the water of a large open-topped tank and brings it to the surface, there is a tiny purple baby octopus, no bigger than a tennis ball, in his ...

In Spain and Mexico, demand for octopus is up, but octopus populations are down. In both countries, artisanal octopus fishers are sticking to traditional fishing techniques while joining ...

Residents of Munje, a fishing village south of the Kenyan port of Mombasa, have established an octopus closure to ensure sustainable fishing. Octopus catches in the reefs just offshore had been ...

ASTURIAS, Spain, and YUCATÁN, Mexico — On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their boat along the Asturian coast in ...