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Waitrose supports Cornish Marine Conservation

Published on: 01/02/2010

Waitrose supermarket has come to the assistance of the Cornish conservation project the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow.

The retailer has donated £2,200, which will enable the project to buy essential technical equipment.  “This equipment will help us to improve our water quality and eventually allow us to grow stronger and fitter lobsters for our seeding programme” said General Manager, Dominic Boothroyd.

“These upgrades to our life support systems are really important”, adds research technician Jacob Scolding.  “We have been examining the use of ozone in lobster culture this summer as part of a large European project and this gives us the opportunity to install appropriate systems that will allow us to improve our rearing systems and use the protocols that we have been developing throughout the hatchery.  The use of ozone creates improved water quality and appears to significantly aid survival”.

The lobster hatchery represents an approach to conservation that helps to balance the needs of the fishery with the needs of nature.  Involving the stakeholders in conservation work is the most important part of any conservation work and many projects fail, simply because they do not do this effectively.  The National lobster Hatchery wants to encourage further participation from large retail organisations, the fishing community and wholesalers and is keen to get further support from these stakeholders.

The donation highlights Waitrose’s commitment to supporting sustainable fisheries and fishing practices that has enabled them to remain one of the UK’s leading seafood retailers.  As part of its responsible sourcing scheme Waitrose consults with non governmental organisations and conservation groups such as Greenpeace, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). For a fish to be termed 'sustainable' by Waitrose, it must be a species not commonly regarded as endangered or over-fished, come from a well-managed fishery with scientifically based quotas, be caught using selective fishing methods that minimise damage to the environment, and be fully traceable from catch to consumer.

 

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