Californians are prohibited from farming octopuses to eat following a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. AB 3162 bans the aquaculture of any species of octopus for the purpose of being eaten ...

Proponents of octopus farming claim it can reduce fishing pressure on wild octopus populations by supplying the seafood industry, and even suggest that these efforts could contribute to restocking ...

A worker removes an octopus' beak at Frigorificos Arcos SL on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in O Carballino, Spain. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) GALICIA, Spain (AP) — At a humming factory in the Spanish ...

Washington has already banned octopus farming. The bill would further crack down on the practice by outlawing the sale, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses Act (A.B. 3162), which was co-sponsored by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Social Compassion in Legislation, into law to prohibit ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday signed a bill into law to ban the farming of octopuses and farmed octopus sales. Under AB 3162, also known as the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act, authored ...

Oregon could soon become the third U.S. state to ban octopus farming, creating a West Coast blockade against the practice. House Bill 2557 would prohibit the raising and selling of farmed octopus for ...

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 ...

GALICIA, Spain — At a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, wincing as strings of slime splatter their aprons. Nearby, ...