For the first time, European Union legislation on animal research and testing has extended
its scope to include invertebrate species—the Class Cephalopoda. EU Directive …

Recent increased interest in the welfare of cephalopods may be mainly due to their inclusion
in Directive 2010/63/EU, which regulates—in Member States of the European Union—the …

This paper is the result of an international initiative and is a first attempt to develop
guidelines for the care and welfare of cephalopods (ie nautilus, cuttlefish, squid and …

When using cephalopods as experimental animals, a number of factors, including morality,
quality of information derived from experiments, and public perception, drives the motivation …

Cephalopods have been utilised in neuroscience research for more than 100 years
particularly because of their phenotypic plasticity, complex and centralised nervous system …

Simple Summary Current European legislation that protects animals used for scientific
purposes excludes decapod crustaceans (for example, lobster, crab and crayfish) on the …

Although most countries have ethical guidelines for research involving human subjects and
other sentient animals, the ethical issues associated with field research have received little …

Simple Summary According to Directive 2010/63/EU, project proposals involving
experiments on animals have to be approved in a harm-benefit-analysis (HBA) that weighs …

Here, three researchers who have recently embarked on careers in cephalopod biology
discuss the current state of the field and offer their hopes for the future. Seven major topics …

Science conferences are a critical component of the scientific enterprise. They give us
opportunities to present our research, to network and create future career opportunities, and …