The OCTOPUS Act of 2025 prohibits commercial octopus aquaculture in the U.S. and its waters, bans imports and reexports of commercially farmed.
The OCTOPUS Act of 2025, also known as the Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies Act of 2025, prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States, the exclusive economic zone, and the waters of the United States. It also prohibits the importation and reexport of commercially farmed or aquacultured octopus, including any living or dead specimens, parts, or derivatives, or any product containing such specimens, parts, or derivatives.
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