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 ...

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 ...

Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes. The traps have been in use by a single company since 1998, ...

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 ...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’S political lead for the marine sector wants to try to help the local fishing industry to take advantage ...

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 ...