The Kanaloa Octopus Farm in Hawaii was recently issued a cease-and-desist letter by Hawaii’s Division of Aquatic Resources for possessing and breeding regulated species of aquatic life without the required permits. The farm offers visitors the opportunity to touch a wild-caught day octopus for $60. The animals are kept in separate, opaque tanks until they die. The farm denies working with day octopuses that are under one pound, but facility manager Dan Jackson claimed they are breeding octopuses successfully from juvenile sizes of less than one gram, which contradicts the farm’s claims. In addition, the farm is not allowed to … Continue reading Controversy Surrounds Kanaloa Octopus Farm in Hawaii for Treatment of Wild-Caught Day Octopuses