Giulia Malerbi on banning octopus farming globally

Giulia Malerbi is attempting to prevent octopus from being intensively farmed for food. As head of Global policy at The Aquatic Life Institute, Giulia’s important work aims to stop intensive octopus farming before it even begins and has hopefully contributed to the passing of some groundbreaking legislation to support this ban. A really refreshing episode about the complexities of advocating for such an unknown species with the ins and outs of why farming this inquisitive species is so problematic from multiple perspectives.Resources:Aquatic Life Institute's Campaign PageThe Soul of an Octopus - bookMy Octopus Teacher - documentary EA Forum Post - Banning Octopus FarmingALI Fish PolicyOctopus ban campaign00:00:00:00 | Intro00:01:42:13 | A recent mistake others can learn from00:06:39:12 | Octopus farming in the United States00:16:36:18 | Octopus welfare challenges00:32:21:20 | Strategy behind choosing focus on octopuses00:43:14:03 | Global campaign against octopus farming00:48:38:09 | Industry reasons for farming octopus00:53:57:00 | Other projects of Aquatic Life Institute00:57:51:14 | How important is public opinion to politicians and legislators01:03:17:05 | Closing questionsWith thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!Note: My (James') views here are my personal opinions and don't represent those of Coefficient Giving.If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating and review us - it means a lot to us!