California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill banning octopus farming into law, making it the second U.S. state after Washington to prohibit the practice. The Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act prohibits octopus farming operations throughout the state. It also bans the sale of farmed octopuses in California. The bill received unanimous approval from the state senate and overwhelming support in the state assembly. By Nathan Strout