Macduff Marine Aquarium, Macduff, UK.
Fish Vet Group Ltd, Inverness, UK.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2022 Oct-Dec;25(4):355-361. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2020.1856105. Epub 2020 Dec 3.
Macduff Marine Aquarium is a native species aquarium situated on the Moray Firth coastline and houses the curled octopus, , for public display. Historically, the designated octopus display tank has been in-keeping with the overall theme of the aquarium, consisting of artificially created rock work mimicking the local rocky coastline, within an angular glass tank. This tank was not originally designed for housing octopus and as a consequence, if individuals on display exhibited jetting behavior mantle abrasion occurred. In 2016, a new bespoke octopus tank was designed and installed. Since then 14 different octopuses have been individually housed and maintained within the tank, with none having experienced mantle abrasion. This paper highlights the importance of aquarium design for the ethical maintenance of an intelligent and challenging species.
麦克达夫海洋水族馆是一个位于马里湾海岸线上的本土物种水族馆，为公众展示卷曲章鱼。从历史上看，指定的章鱼展示缸与水族馆的整体主题保持一致，由模仿当地多岩石海岸线的人工制作的岩石作品组成，放在一个有角度的玻璃缸内。这个鱼缸最初并不是为了饲养章鱼而设计的，因此，如果展示的个体表现出喷射行为，外套膜就会磨损。2016 年，设计并安装了一个新的定制章鱼缸。从那时起，14 只不同的章鱼被单独饲养在这个鱼缸里，没有一只有过外套膜磨损的情况。本文强调了水族馆设计对于饲养智能和具有挑战性的物种的伦理维护的重要性。
