Today's issue of Current Biology is a special on cephalopods (octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses) with lots of contributions on various aspects of these amazing species, with a focus on their neurobiology and behaviour. My contribution looks at the way we treat octopuses and other cephalopods and asks whether, given what we are now beginning to realise about their intelligence, it is still acceptable to farm them for slaughter, as a company in Spain is planning to do.
Octopus etiquette
Current Biology Volume 33, Issue 20, 23. October 2023, Pages R987-R990
Restricted access to full text and PDF download
(will become open access one year after publication). Actually, right now on publication day, this link is providing open access probably because it's part of the special theme section (everything in the section seems to be open access). Should this change, try the
Magic link for free access
(first seven weeks only)
See also my Mastodon thread where I will highlight all this year's CB features.
Cover of the special issue. Image: broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) (photo © Kimberly Tripp Randal; instagram @KimberlyLTripp).
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