Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress
![A bipartisan bill seeks to ban octopus farming in the U.S., outlawing a practice that has drawn controversy in Spain. Here, an octopus is seen at the Oceanopolis sea center in Brest, western France.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5232x3360+0+0/resize/5232x3360!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2Fba%2Fdfa3d6a8487ab04d4ce5dbca817b%2Fgettyimages-929090744.jpg)
The OCTOPUS Act would ban farming the animal, and imports of farmed meat. It was introduced by a senator whose office says he learned about the plan through a story on NPR.
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