Animal welfare laws don’t protect invertebrates, but there’s evidence that some, such as octopuses, are as intelligent as many mammals – even if their cognition takes very different forms.

Dropping the word “farmed” from its name could cause a backlash if moves to produce more fish damage quality.

Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t mainstays of the aquaculture industry − yet.

Octopuses are enigmatic beings whose experiences of industrial farming are likely to be profound.

Octopuses are enigmatic beings whose experiences of industrial farming are likely to be profound.

These crucial ecosystems are being battered by lots of different threats that are combining to make the matter worse.

One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans under stress and key fish stocks dwindling, can precision fishing help?

Farming shellfish instead of large, predatory fish, is also better for the planet.

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is the winner of the 2021 World Food Prize for her work identifying small fish as valuable nutrition sources for developing countries.

Aquaculture is a growing source of healthy protein for millions of people around the world, but there are big differences between farming fish on land and at sea.