The National Lobster Hatchery is supported by the dedication and hard work of our team of staff, volunteers and board of trustees. The board includes leading academics, representatives from the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) and members of the local community.
 General Manager: Dom Boothroyd Dom is responsible for the day to day management of the business, from raising the public profile of the charity, to writing research proposals and lending a hand in the hatchery. Dom was born and raised in North Cornwall, gained an Honours Degree in Fisheries and Ocean Science, a Masters Degree in Fish Biology, and then worked in Aquaculture for a few years before working in the ornamental industry and eventually public Aquaria. Before coming to the NLH Dom was the Curator of the Aquaria at the World famous Burj al Arab Hotel in Dubai. |
 Research & Development Officer: Dr Carly Daniels Carly has been on the hatchery team since 2004 when she joined us as a student to undertake her graduate project. She stayed with the team as a research technician and has been the driving force behind much of the hatcheries research work. Carly completed her PhD in 2011 which was funded by the NLH, the Great Western Research Fund, the Fishmongers Company and the University of Plymouth. Moving on from Senior Hatchery Technician in 2012 Carly is now our Research & Development Officer driving our research forward and overseeing the research undertaken in-house and by students. |
 Senior Hatchery Technician: Ben Marshall Ben joined us here at the National Lobster Hatchery in February 2013. Originally from Manchester, Ben moved to Cornwall to study Marine Aquaculture (FdSc) through Cornwall College, which he completed in 2007.During his studies, Ben was employed as an Aquarist at ‘Bluereef’ aquarium in Newquay. On completion of the course, he was promoted to Senior Aquarist and helped develop the sites captive breeding program and was heavily involved with the rehabilitation and repatriation of marine turtles stranded in the U.K. whilst in this role. Ben is now fully focused now on helping the team to increase production of lobsters to enhance local stocks and aid the conservation of this very important species. |
 Hatchery Technician: Ben Jennings Ben graduated from the University of Plymouth with a BSc in Marine biology and oceanography focusing on aquaculture and crustacean energetics. Ben undertook his honours project at the hatchery focusing on ‘the bio-energetic demands of the juvenile European lobster’ and joined the team soon after as Hatchery Technician in 2012. |
 Financial Assistant & Website Coordinator: Sarah Boothroyd Sarah worked at the University of Plymouth on European Funding projects, supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs. She has worked in administration and finance for over 20 years; on fish farms, the aquatic trade even an Endangered Breeding Centre for Arabian Wildlife in Dubai. |
 Public Education Assistant: Anne Crossley Anne has been a very successful business woman and is locally known for her charm when she was landlady of the ‘Ring of Bells’ in St Issey, that went on to win the Pub of the Year. She has brought fresh ideas and great enthusiasm to the Visitor Centre. |
 Visitor Centre Assistant: Robyn Dummer After completing her degree Robyn worked as a Theatre Production Manager in London. She also spent time working with young people on creative works and in prison’s working on Arts Projects. She has also turned her hand to film work, and was a Director of a Theatre Company. Since moving to Cornwall 8 years ago she has enjoyed working on community projects, and working in varying positions of the Tourist Industry. This is the first time Robyn has worked with Lobsters which she is finding very interesting. |
 Fundraising Officer: Clare Stanley Clare was born and bred in Padstow and loves nothing more than to be beside the sea. After graduating from university with a degree in biology (specialising in marine biology) she took off travelling before moving to London where she spent 13 years working in music, marketing and PR. Clare returned to Cornwall in 2009 to raise her son Oscar, who has certainly inherited her love for the sea. It was actually during her visits with Oscar to see the ‘baby lobsters’ that Clare developed such a passion for The National Lobster Hatchery and realised her academic background combined with her marketing skills could come to valuable use. |
 Volunteer Coordinator: Betheney Wills Beth started as a volunteer at the hatchery after graduating Plymouth University in 2011. Recently Beth has graduated with a masters in Aquatic Biology and Resource Management from Exeter University. Her love for the work of the hatchery and the cornish fishing industry prompted her to run her research project on cage culture in association with the National Lobster Hatchery. Beth is a great believer that cage culture is a promising technique for lobster stock enhancement in future and relishes the chance to be involved in this movement. Beth is the hatchery’s volunteer co-ordinator with roles such as helping volunteers and fundraising at various events in the hatchery’s social season. She loves being able to be part of all aspects of hatchery life be it supervising volunteers, working in the hatchery or undertaking novel research. |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
 Our Patron: Baroness Wilcox of Plymouth Baroness Wilcox heralds from a Plymouth fishing family and has been involved in the fishing industry all her life. She has spent over 20 years in the international food industry. The Baroness is a member of the House of Lords, President of the National Federation of Consumer Groups, Governor of Imperial College, a member of the All Party Fisheries Committee of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry, Energy and Science in the Lords, President of the Institute of Trading Standards, a non executive Director of Carpet Right Plc and Johnson Services Plc, a member of the governing body of the Institute of Food Research and a member of the Council of the Federation for Science and Technology. The Baroness is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and holds an Honorary Science Doctorate from the University of Plymouth. |
 Company Secretary: Ian Kennaway LLM Ian Kennaway LLM was Cornwall County Council’s most senior solicitor. Ian was in charge of the County Solicitors Department and responsible for providing the following services to the county – Committee Services, Personnel Services, Trading Standards, Registration Service, Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee. |
 Chairman: Bryan Coode Bryan spent ten years in the Army serving around the world on land and flying helicopters. After a number of international management roles he joined a company in high performance materials. For the last 14 years he set up and ran a European Division for Mitsubishi Materials, becoming the market leader.In 1999 he returned to Cornwall before retiring in 2005. Since returning Bryan has spent six years as Chairman of the Cornwall Garden Society and is now Vice President, responsible for grants to horticultural research and education, is Governor of University College Falmouth, was Vice Chairman of the Cornwall Development Project managing Objective One funding for Cornwall’s gardens, Trustee of Trebah Gardens and is involved in several other local organisations. |
 Vice Chair, Human Resources and Retail: Teri Walter Teri has lived in Padstow since 1968 when she moved here to marry a local fisherman. Teri owns and runs five retail businesses in Padstow, is the Mayoress of Padstow Town Council and a School Governess. Teri is fascinated by marine life and has a great love of the sea. |
 Founding Chairman and Fisheries – Chief Fishery Officer for CIFCA: Edwin Derriman Edwin started his career at sea when he was just 15 years of age, where he was fishing the Norwegian Deeps and the North Sea. He obtained his Skippers Certificate (Class 1, Deck Officer (Full)) in 1979 and went on to work for the following 26 years throughout the world as a fisherman. In 1990 he changed direction in his career and became a Fishery Officer. Edwin was the main initial driving force behind the Hatchery and has been working on this project since 1992. |
 Martyn Hedley Martyn spent his working life in the City of London as Chairman of Willis Faber Dumas in their Aviation Division. Willis are a leading global insurance broker, developing and delivering professional insurance, reinsurance, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world.Since his retirement in 2003 he spends almost all of his time in Cornwall. His listed house won a prestigious Renovation of the Year Award for a major restoration project. Martyn acquired and invested in a local community village shop and post office, doubling turnover and improving long-term prospects for the business. For a local Multiple Sclerosis charity Martyn and his wife Amanda helped organise a fundraising activity, which raised over £50k.Martyn is also actively involved as a Director of the Livery Company’s Mutual – the mutual looks after the Livery companies in the City of London. Martyn had the honour of being made Master of the Worshipful Company of Grocers in 2005 and also the Chair of the Willis Pensioners Association. |
 Treasurer: Peter Hodgson Peter Hodgson is a senior partner of chartered accountants, Hodgsons, and a former Chairman of University College Falmouth. In addition to his role at Hodgsons, Peter is a director of various private companies. He is also involved in a number of voluntary organisations and charities. Peter was Chairman of University College Falmouth from 1999 to 2007, having been a governor since 1997 and Chairman of the Finance Committee between 1998 and 1999. During his term as governor and then Chairman, Peter oversaw the purchase of the Tremough Campus and the subsequent decision to share the space with the University of Exeter. He also presided over the achievement of Taught Degree Awarding Powers and the name change from Falmouth College of Arts to University College Falmouth. Peter was instrumental in the merger with Dartington College of Arts in 2008. Peter was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall in 2005 and Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall in 2006. |
 Business Development: Jean Taylor Jean is the Business Development Officer for Exeter University where she is responsible for managing several multimillion Euro projects for the University. |
 Shellfish and Legal Issues: Jeremy Simmonds RD, BA (Oxon) Jeremy Simmonds, a retired London solicitor, has enjoyed a life-long interest in shellfish law and shellfish matters generally. Among other things, he has had an active involvement in pressing for changes to the law as it affects shell fishermen and the shellfish industry, particularly shellfish cultivation.Jeremy became the President of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain in November 2008 having worked closely with the three past Directors of the Association, primarily on legal issues, for nearly 40 years. He has commented that – “The Marine and Coastal Access Bill now before Parliament, for which we have lobbied for so long, is only the latest of many legal challenges that have faced the industry. Experience shows that it will not be the last!”Jeremy is very pleased to have been able to join the Board of Trustees and to continue the link with the Shellfish Association of Great Britain first created by the late Dr Eric Edwards OBE, a Director of the Association for 18 years.Jeremy is also a Liveryman of the Fishmongers’ Company, one of the sponsors of the National Lobster Hatchery. |
 Fundraising: Dan James, Development Manager, Eden Project Dan joined Eden Project in September 2002 to manage its funding activity across a number of sectors including Public funds, Trusts and Foundations. His role includes raising funds to pay for programmes and projects that deliver against Eden’s charitable mission, as well as playing a leading role in the establishment and maintenance of key regional stakeholder relationships. Prior to joining Eden, Dan spent 5 years working in local regeneration for Cornwall Enterprise and Government Office for the South West. |
 Geoff Brown CIFCA Vice-Chairman Geoff comes from a long line of Newquay fisherman who date back to the pilchard industry of the 1800’s. In the seventies he worked an under 10m Toms built vessel, the Shirley Anne, potting and trawling from Newquay and then handlining on the south coast for mackerel during the winter months. Later he went into teaching but retained his love of the sea and commitment to seafarers giving 20 years of service to the RNLI as both crew and now DLA. He was also station officer for the Newquay Coastguard rescue team from 1980 until 2005, during which time he was twice awarded the Chief CG Commendation for Meritorious Service. Retiring from full-time teaching in 2005, Geoff returned to his first love of potting with the Spirit of Cornwall and also assisted his son with his shellfish export business. Elected to Cornwall Council in 2009 Geoff now works to support seafarers as a member of the Harbours Board and as vice-chairman of the CIFCA. |
| ACADEMIC COMMITTEE |
 Research – Aquaculture Nutrition: Prof Simon Davies Simon is a Professor in fish nutrition at the University of Plymouth and the pathway leader for the MRes in Applied Fish Biology. His research interests range from fundamental and applied fish nutrition, to global aquaculture sustainability and bio-security. Simon’s main focus has been on alternative protein sources for fish diets. He is a prolific publisher and is a member of the World Aquaculture Society and the Marine Biological Association. |
 Research – Crustacean diseases: Dr Grant Stentiford Grant is the Director of the European Community Reference Laboratory for Crustacean Diseases based at the CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory. Grant joined Weymouth in 2000 and his career highlights include; leading the development of molecular pathology within his team and the introduction of bio-informatics as a key requirement in linking pathology into the emerging technologies in molecular biology, such as proteomics. This is in addition to continuing to develop his skills as a crustacean pathologist. |
 Strategic Development: Dr Phil Le Grice Dr Phil Le Grice is Director of Trials and Research at Duchy College. Joining in 1998, his role has been to develop Duchy College’s role in research and development, and extension activities. This work has led to the college working with a huge range of industry and academic partners in training, organic research, horticulture, diversification activities leading to the formation of the Rural Business School. More recently Phil has worked to establish close links with farmers and food processors to help establish the Agri-Food innovation Centre, and its staff teams at Duchy College.Phil’s role with the NLH is to help advise on partnership activity, funding for and planning of research and education projects. |
 Prof Matthew Evans, Professor of Ecology & Head of School, Queen Mary University of London I have wide research interests in behaviour, ecology and conservation. My main interest at present is how we will predict the effects of environmental change on the natural world. What makes climate change one of the 21st century’s priority issues is its impact, rather than any direct change in climate. There is an urgent need to predict the nature and scale of these impacts on the biological world and currently we do not have the tools and approaches to undertake this task. |
 Dr Dave Hodgson, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter I am a quantitative ecologist, with a research focus in two fields. I study the maintenance of phenotypic variation in natural systems, such as viruses in insects, antiherbivore metabolites in plants, and niche specialists in bacterial microcosms. I also study the robustness of empirical models of population and community dynamics, with application to strategies of conservation management and the exploitation of natural resources. My goal is to lend ecology a predictive framework, and to help explain (and conserve) biodiversity |
 Dr Colin Bannister I am a career fisheries scientists who started at the then MAFF Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft in 1964, and retired from it in CEFAS days in 2004. To begin with I worked on tagging and assessing flatfish stocks at Iceland and in the North Sea, but also spent 1976-77 as the first scientific advisor to DG9 and DG14 in Brussels during the formulation of the CFP.My association with SAGB dates back to 1981 when I became head of the shellfish science team at Lowestoft when Eric Edwards became SAGB Director. I attended the SAGB committees, and became deeply involved with advice to MAFF, SAGB and SFCs on the containment and eradication of Bonamia, lobster management and stock enhancement, the management of cockle, oyster, scallop, whelk and razor fisheries, and projects on gravel dredging at Race Bank and Hastings Shingle Bank, to name just some of the highlights that culminated in the Walne Lecture of 1999. During that period I also attended the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea in Copenhagen as Chair of the Shellfish Committee, and later of the Consultative Committee, which reorganised ICES science in the 1990s.Since ‘retirement’ I have returned to the shellfish fold, taking part in a range of MSC assessments of shrimp and lobster fisheries in North America and Greenland, attending the SAGB committees, and writing contract reports on the Shellfish Industry Development Strategy, the National Shellfish Resource Group, and the Management of Brown Crab fisheries, on which I am currently leading for SAGB.Along the way the SAGB has been kind enough to appoint me as an Honorary Life Member and Council Member, and in 2009-11 I was chair of the Crustacean Committee, and also an honorary auditor. |
Andy Fitzgerald Andy FitzGerald has had extensive experience working in aquaculture and marine environmental science and has had an ongoing link with the NLH over many years. At the time when NLH was due to be built he was involved in a project to assess the viability of a lobster hatchery in Pembroke for Countryside Council for Wales. Later from 2001-2003 Andy undertook a study for Cornwall Sea Fisheries undertaking growth mortality trials for the European abalone which included the NLH tank systems and Mother Iveys Bay as trial sites. In recent years Andy has utilised NLH facilities for undertaking fisheries R&D into bait behaviour trials on lobster, crab and whelk in addition to enhanced depuration trials for oysters. |
