How rare are bright blue lobsters? asks the BBC News
Two Canadian fishermen have been celebrating catching bright blue lobsters over the last few days. But how rare are these striking-looking crustaceans, asks Justin Parkinson from BBC News. “The American lobster is usually a sort of greeny-brown, so anything bright blue would look very odd to fishermen there,” says Dr
Education Blog April 2016
It’s been a busy start to the spring season for Team Lobster! We have been hosting lots of primary school students at the hatchery, and taking free lobster lessons into Cornish school classrooms! By taking part in a fun fishing game, children at St Breock School were introduced to simple
Education Blog March 2016
Spring is here on the Camel estuary! The winter storms have abated and the sun is shining on the National Lobster Hatchery. Following on from our big refit a few months ago, we now have lots of lobster ladies laden with eggs on our Maternity ward, and baby lobsters in
Kick off meeting for Lobster Grower 2
Yesterday was the wrap up meeting for Lobster Grower 1, today the kick off meeting for Lobster Grower 2, an exciting 3 year project with consortium partners led by the National Lobster Hatchery. Partners include the University of Exeter, Westcountry Mussels of Fowey, The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
National Lobster Hatchery Trustees recognised on New Year’s Honour List
Just a few of our Trustees pictured here, from left to right, Jean Taylor, Edwin Derriman, Phil Le Grice, Dan James, Teri Walter. Two Trustees of the National Lobster Hatchery have been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year’s Honour list which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people
Driveline gives lobsters a set of wheels
We are so grateful to Driveline in St Austell for continuing to support the National Lobster Hatchery and giving us lobster wheels for a few more years! This will be our second van and it has made a massive difference to the hatchery team who have a purpose built vehicle
The Big Swim Cornwall have donated an incredible £5,000 from the 2015 swim
A massive thank you once again to The Big Swim Team, Sarah Coates, all the volunteers that gave up their precious time, all the swimmers who took part and raised money for all the beneficiaries. 2015 was probably the best Big Swim ever with perfect sea conditions and sunshine. The
Education Updates from the Lobster Hatchery in Winter
Over the winter months the Education Officer has been taking advantage of training opportunities, successfully completing courses in Firefighting, Health and Safety, and First Aid at Sea. These nationally accredited courses will allow the Officer to safely and competently accompany fishermen on Lobster releases around the coastline – a critical
Visitor Centre closed for 2 weeks
Just to make you aware, we will be closed from 18th January until 29th January 2016 for refurbishment. Come and see us when we reopen.
Education Blog Dec 15
As production has eased off in the hatchery with the cooling of winter sea water temperatures, the Outreach project has been busy as ever, with Christmas activities! The National Lobster Hatchery team had a wonderful festive time at the infamous Padstow Christmas Festival, promoting our conservation work with the help
