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  • Adult - £4.50
  • Child - £2.00
  • Senior - £4.00
  • Family - £10.00
NATIONAL LOBSTER HATCHERY
VISITOR CENTRE ǀ SHOP SOUTH QUAY, PADSTOW, CORNWALL

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  • Open 10am to 5pm

Postcode Local Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.  Our project received £20,000 from the Trust to build a new website and install some exciting new displays for the Visitor Centre. www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk

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National Lobster Hatchery

is a charity that was set up to support the cornish fishery and local lobster population. Lobsters are nurtured from egg through their most vunerable stage of their life cycle and released back into the wild. The visitor centre is open every day of the year except Christmas Day.
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National Lobster Hatchery shared Cornwall Channel - The power of online video's post.1 day ago
We're on Cornwall TV tonight! Tune in at 7pm on Cornwall Channel or you can watch it live from Cornwall Channel - The power of online video's facebook page!
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National Lobster Hatchery was live.2 days ago
Watch a lobster release live! 🔴
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Did you know we’re dog friendly... and that dogs can also be mini marine biologists! 🐶
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NationalLobsterHatch @PadstowLobster
3 days ago
Last week we had the privilege of showing around the wonderful @AndyJordan01 - He was one of the most enthusiastic guests we've ever had, thanks for taking the time to meet our lil Lobsters Andy! 🦞 https://t.co/XJ9ljMDd8t
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NationalLobsterHatch @PadstowLobster
5 days ago
Who had the chance to meet our lovely marine biologist Emma today?! If not don’t worry! Our mini marine biologist event is running until 22nd Feb. Join us 11am - 3pm! 🦞 https://t.co/OtyGSFrSUl
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NationalLobsterHatch @PadstowLobster
6 days ago
Here in the hatchery, we can help get around 15% of eggs past their larval stage to become little lobsters, so we really are significantly improving the baby lobster’s chance of survival especially during their most vulnerable life stages.
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NationalLobsterHatch @PadstowLobster
6 days ago
The “berry ban” is just one strategy to help protect stocks, but the baby lobsters still have a very low chance of survival. It is estimated that just 0.005% of eggs will survive and reach maturity in the wild - How crazy is that!
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NationalLobsterHatch @PadstowLobster
6 days ago
....This law exists to give the ‘berried’ individual the chance for her to hatch her young and enhance populations in our local waters. Ultimately this will help ensure the species will have maximum opportunity to breed and help produce further generations of lobsters.
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NationalLobsterHatch @PadstowLobster
6 days ago
It’s Sustainable Sunday!
Today were looking at the ‘berried hen ban’ – another way in which we can help conserve our lobsters and Crawfish populations. Did you know, in England it is illegal to land (to catch and bring into land) a female lobster or crawfish with eggs on...
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