Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate by Schweid, Richard
Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate by Schweid, Richard

Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate

In 2021, the London School of Economics found that octopuses are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain,...
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Author: Richard Schweid
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Language: English
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Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate by Schweid, Richard

Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate

$44.92
Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate by Schweid, Richard

Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate

$44.92
Author: Richard Schweid
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In 2021, the London School of Economics found that octopuses are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain, distress, and happiness, and that high-welfare farming of them would therefore be impossible. But the enormous international demand for octopus meat continues to grow even as wild octopus populations decline, prompting a race to bring the first farm-raised product to market. At the same time, firestorms of protest in Europe and the United States over the ethics of farming such an intelligent creature are pressuring lawmakers to ban the practice altogether.

After working at one of the world's first octopus farms, on the Yucatán Peninsula, award-winning journalist Richard Schweid embarked on a global adventure to explore the ethics and future of octopus aquaculture. He traveled to octopus-farming sites in Mexico, Spain, and Japan where he met people on both sides of the ethical debate: marine biologists, businesspeople, restaurateurs, animal rights advocates, octopus farmers, and everyday fishermen whose livelihoods depend on wild octopus. In this vibrant account of his experiences, Schweid also engages pressing related issues: environmental impact; the need for sustainable farming opportunities in underresourced communities; and how global desires for specific foods place pressure on local populations. Ultimately, the appetite for octopus demonstrates the conundrums of our interconnected world--across countries, through oceans, and via the food we consume.

Author: Richard Schweid
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 08/11/2026
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781469696881


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/11/2026
Foreword 06/27/2026
Booklist 06/08/2026

About the Author
Richard Schweid is a journalist and author based in Barcelona and coastal Rhode Island.
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