The Ecological Problem With Octopus Farming

Startups are building land-based octopus farms. Critics argue they’re harming the animals.

Ritoban Mukherjee
OneZero
Published in
5 min readMay 7, 2019

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FFounded in 1974, the Hawaii Ocean and Technology Park in Kailua Kona serves as a hub for some of the most exciting projects in green aquaculture and the use of seawater to generate electricity. Tucked away in one corner of the facility and…

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Ritoban Mukherjee
OneZero

Freelance journalist, science and technology.