Aquatic Animal Alliance urges Universidad Autonoma de Mexico to stop octopus farm operations in Yucatan

Published Mar 15, 2023

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The Aquatic Animal Alliance, along with 119 other organizations, has urged Universidad Autonoma de Mexico to halt the operation of an octopus farm in Yucatan due to high mortality rates and concerns over animal welfare, biodiversity, environmental degradation, and public health risks. The farm, run by Universidad Autonoma de Mexico and Moluscos del Mayab, has a mortality rate of 52%, leading to worries about the potential negative impact on wild octopus populations and competition for food sources. The Aquatic Life Institute, a non-profit focusing on improving aquatic animal welfare, is advocating for research that supports octopus conservation and sustainable food sources, rather than unsustainable farming practices.

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Aquatic Animal Alliance urges Universidad Autonoma de Mexico to stop Octopus farm operations in Yucatan. High mortality rate: over 50% of octopus on Yucatan farm fail to reach slaughter size. Specialists raise alerts about the facility’s negative impacts on animal welfare, biodiversity, environmental degradation, and public health risks. More than 119 organisations from around the world have come together to urge the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico to put an end to the octopus farming operations in Sisal, Yucatan. The Aquatic Life Institute (ALI), an international non-profit organisation focused on improving the welfare conditions of aquatic animals exploited in the global food system, has published a report on the research being carried out by the institution and its partner, Moluscos del Mayab, regarding the farming of octopuses. Numerous animal and environmental protection organisations, scientists, and politicians, have raised serious concerns about the negative impacts of ...

Source: Fish Focus