Scientists say they are 'deeply concerned' over plans for the world's first octopus farm, where a million of the animals would be raised every year. The farm in the Canary Islands would raise octopuses for food, according to documents seen by the BBC.
Octopuses have never been intensively farmed and scientists call the proposals by company Nueva Pescanova "cruel."
Octopuses eaten around the world are usually wild caught using pots, lines and traps. They have never been farmed before because the larvae only eat live food in a carefully controlled environment, which could not be replicated until 2019.
