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Nov 6, 2024 | civileats.bluelena.io | Nina Elkadi |Jennifer Oldham |Nicole J. Caruth |Becca Franks

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Oct 2, 2024 | issues.org | Tom Burroughs |Jennifer Jacquet |Becca Franks |Peter Godfrey-Smith

California just enacted a comprehensive state ban on farming octopuses for human consumption and on selling any octopus raised as food. This action aligns with arguments presented in Issues by Jennifer Jacquet and three other international scholars. “We believe that octopuses are particularly ill-suited to a life in captivity and mass-production, for reasons both ethical and ecological,” they write.

Aug 15, 2024 | science.org | Fabian Ripka |Jennifer Jacquet |Becca Franks |Peter Godfrey-Smith

Information & AuthorsInformationPublished In ScienceVolume 385 | Issue 671016 August 2024CopyrightCopyright © 2024 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Article versionsSubmission historyPublished in print: 16 August 2024PermissionsRequest permissions for this article. AcknowledgmentsJ.B. is a consultant for the Brooks Institute, an animal law think tank.

Jul 17, 2024 | science.org | Mahim Lele |Nicolas Mouquet |Dan Wu |Becca Franks

AbstractA comprehensive analysis of 2048 species of reef fishes reveals the shortcomings of human interest: The most at-risk species generally receive the least attention. SIGN UP FOR THE SCIENCEADVISER NEWSLETTER The latest news, commentary, and research, free to your inbox daily Near the end of summer 1962, Robert Pierre André Sténuit became the world’s first aquanaut.

Dec 6, 2023 | issues.org | Tom Burroughs |Jennifer Jacquet |Becca Franks |Peter Godfrey-Smith

Several companies are proposing to open offshore octopus farms, saying they would help relieve pressure on wild populations and provide a valued foodstuff. But there are objections, the Washington Post recently reported, quoting the environmental scientist Jennifer Jacquet and citing her coauthorship of “an influential essay” in Issues.