{"product_id":"life-on-the-octopus-farm-the-ethics-and-future-of-growing-the-worlds-most-intelligent-invertebrate-paperback-softback-9781469696881","title":"Life on the Octopus Farm; The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469696881","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife on the Octopus Farm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Schweid (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469696881, The University of North Carolina Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 August 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e186 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 2.5 x 15.5 cm, 0.306 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Richard Schweid’s immersive exploration of octopus farming, and all its attendant ethical problems, is so important right now. If you’re not sure what to think of this issue, this is the book for you.”—\u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub, Most Anticipated Books of 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A nuanced natural history about an intelligent invertebrate and a prized food source, \u003ci\u003eLife on the Octopus Farm\u003c\/i\u003e takes an insightful approach to a complex and controversial topic.”—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An interesting first-hand study of octopus farming.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Schweid leverages an infectious curiosity to ask big questions about how man relates to animals. In the octopus, he has met and won his match. Readers will emerge from this book smarter, more worldly, and more humane.”—John T. Edge, author of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The ethical concerns of farming and eating octopus are as many-armed as the animals themselves. Schweid respects that complexity and explores it with admirable reach.”—Wyatt Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eSpringer Mountain: Meditations on Killing and Eating\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Schweid grapples with unanswerable questions in this engaging, personal narrative about an intriguing, beloved creature.”—Teresa R. Johnson, University of Maine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Vivid and satisfyingly philosophical, Schweid’s quest begins with octopuses yet dares to ask a deeper question: \u003ci\u003eWhy do humans eat what they eat?\u003c\/i\u003e”— Clint Rainey, \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“By focusing not only on octopus but also on the people and cultures of the places attempting to farm them, Schweid humanizes a debate too often reduced to theory.”— Chris Loew, editor of J-Fish.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, the London School of Economics found that octopuses are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain, distress, and happiness, and that high-welfare farming of them would therefore be impossible. But the enormous international demand for octopus meat continues to grow even as wild octopus populations decline, prompting a race to bring the first farm-raised product to market. At the same time, firestorms of protest in Europe and the United States over the ethics of farming such an intelligent creature are pressuring lawmakers to ban the practice altogether. \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \tAfter working at one of the world’s first octopus farms, on the Yucatán Peninsula, award-winning journalist Richard Schweid embarked on a global adventure to explore the ethics and future of octopus aquaculture. He traveled to octopus-farming sites in Mexico, Spain, and Japan where he met people on both sides of the ethical debate: marine biologists, businesspeople, restaurateurs, animal rights advocates, octopus farmers, and everyday fishermen whose livelihoods depend on wild octopus. In this vibrant account of his experiences, Schweid also engages pressing related issues: environmental impact; the need for sustainable farming opportunities in underresourced communities; and how global desires for specific foods place pressure on local populations. Ultimately, the appetite for octopus demonstrates the conundrums of our interconnected world—across countries, through oceans, and via the food we consume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656107782424,"sku":"9781469696881","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-on-the-octopus-farm-the-ethics-and-future-of-growing-the-worlds-most-intelligent-invertebrate-paperback-softback-9781469696881","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}