Octopuses grow quickly, have lots of tasty flesh and are found all over the world. As the world's supply of fish diminishes while the number of humans keeps increasing, it seems these creatures would make an ideal mass-produced food for our hungry mouths.
So where are all the octopus farms?
The main thing that prevents octopus farming at large scale is that the common octopus - Octopus vulgaris - is tough to feed in captivity, especially when first born.
After hatching, octopuses first exist as tiny organisms known as paralarvae, drifting around the upper ocean in among clouds of plankton which they feed on. It is this stage - before they become fully fledged young adults and descend further into the sea - which is hardest to replicate in aquaculture. Read more...
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