ABSTRACT

Macduff Marine Aquarium is a native species aquarium situated on the Moray Firth coastline and houses the curled octopus, Eledone cirrhosa, 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.

摘要

Macduff Marine Aquarium 是一个本地物种水族馆，位于 Moray Firth 海岸线，饲养着卷曲的章鱼Eledone cirrhosa, 用于公开展示。从历史上看，指定的章鱼展示缸一直与水族馆的整体主题保持一致，包括模仿当地岩石海岸线的人工创造的岩石作品，在一个棱角分明的玻璃缸内。这个水箱最初不是为容纳章鱼而设计的，因此，如果展出的个体表现出喷射行为，就会发生地幔磨损。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安置和维护在水箱内，没有一只章鱼经历过地幔磨损。本文强调了水族箱设计对于维护一个聪明且具有挑战性的物种的伦理的重要性。