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What's Behind That Proposed North Carolina Octopus Farming Ban?

Rend Smith Season 5 Episode 8

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This episode, Shoresides delves into the strange, ethically murky world of octopus aquaculture with scientist Dr. Jennifer Mather—to ask: Should North Carolina go ahead with banning Octopus farming? Does it need to?


Links:

My Octopus Teacher

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12888462/?ref_=ttawd_ov_i

Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it

https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/12/octopus-farming-house-bill-293-carolina-general-assembly-law-ban-aquaculture


'Horrific Terror and Pain': Warning Octopus Farm Will Lead to Cannibalism

https://www.newsweek.com/horrific-terror-pain-octopus-farm-plans-cannibalism-1809674



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