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Nueva Pescanova presses ahead with plan to build world’s first industrial octopus farm

Despite demonstrations by some environmental groups, the firm still aims to farm 3,000t of octopus in Spain, with aquaculture growth one of its strategic objectives

By Matilde Mereghetti | Nov. 21, 2022 10:09 GMT
Close-up view of a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). Photo: Henner Damke / Shutterstock
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VIGO, Spain -- Spanish aquaculture and fishing conglomerate Nueva Pescanova plans to move forward with its plans to build an industrial octopus farm in the Canary Islands, Spain, despite opposition by some environmental groups [...]

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