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- Nueva Pescanova announced it is abandoning €65 million Las Palmas octopus farm, which was planned to produce 3,000 tonnes of meat annually.
- The move follows bans passed by Rep. Strom Peterson in Washington in 2024 and enacted in California in January 2025.
- Professor Lindsay Hamilton said a 2026 report shows octopus sentience and farming causes pain and cannibalism.
- Elena Lara of Compassion in World Farming said cancellation could stop farms by listening to science.
