Dom Boothroyd, BSc, MSc

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.

Trevor Broome

Clare Stanley, BSc

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.

Suzanne Featherstone

As Trust fundraiser for the NLH, Suzanne brings extensive experience in securing major trust and lottery funds for environmental charities utilising her fundraising skills and PRINCE2 project management training. Suzanne has been a marine campaigner since she was a teenager and has recently moved to Cornwall to fulfil her long-term goal of being more active in helping to conserve marine life.
Suzanne spent 5 years at WWF UK as part of their Freshwater Team monitoring the UK-wide Natural Rivers Programme which included the YWT’s Wetland project at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve and was instrumental in securing further funding for the next phase of the multi-million Investing in Nature Programme.

Sarah Boothroyd

Sarah has worked with a wide diversity of aquaculture and marine related organisations from a trout farm on Exmoor, Tropical Marine Centre the biggest tropical fish importer for the aquatic trade (in London), a tilapia fish farm that also grew ornamental goldfish, carp and sturgeon in Derby. Sarah worked at the Endangered Breeding Centre for Arabian Wildlife in Dubai. Mostly in an administrative and financial role but often hands on with the livestock.
Closer to home across the border into Devon, Sarah worked at the University of Plymouth on European Funded projects, supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs. She joined the lobster team in 2006.

Hilary Wingrove

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.

Sarah Searle

If you’ve received your web order then its more than likely Sarah packaged it up and sent it off with a bit of lobster love included.

BEN MARSHALL HND, FDSc, BSc

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 ‘Blue Reef’ Aquarium in Newquay. On completion of the course, he was promoted to Senior Aquarist and helped develop the sites captive breeding programme 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.

Dr Jacky Tyler, MB BS, BSc

Originally trained and worked as a GP. After moving back to Cornwall Jacky took an honours degree with the OU, with modules in Oceanography, evolution and Pollution control. Enjoys water sports such as sailing, kayaking and diving. Jacky started work at the hatchery in the visitor centre during our busy summer months and fortuitously managed to get the job as hatchery technician.

Ruth Cacharron

After Ruth's Biology Degree in the USC (Spain) and two specializations (Animal and Marine Biology, with a publication in Populations Ecology), she took an Aquaculture Title in I.Ga.F.A. (Illa de Arousa), where she discovered her love for the larval rearing. Originally from Galicia, she went to Cornwall to do her practices for the Aquaculture Title in the NLH during three months, as a Hatchery Technician Assistant. One month later, and with the Aquaculture Title in her hands, Ruth took the position of technician at the new Hatchery in Newlyn, and in her spare time she is discovering the beautiful landscapes of her new home and learning about Cornish History.

Chris Weston, BSc

Chris joined the team as a technician at our new hatchery in Newlyn. A keen surfer and freediver in his spare time, he has previously worked at Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay and completed a degree in Zoology, focussing on marine conservation and the impact of pollution.

DR CARLY DANIELS, BSc

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 became Research & Development Officer driving our research forward and overseeing the research undertaken in-house and by students. Now she is heading up Europe’s largest lobster research project as Principal Investigator of Lobster Grower 2.

Dr Charlie Ellis, BSc

I am a marine biologist and fisheries scientist with a broad experience in applied ecological research. I specialise in research and education, especially in areas of crustacean fisheries conservation, sustainable aquaculture, genetics and social enterprise science.

Jake Scolding, BSc, MSc

Jake recently re-joined that Hatchery team in his role as Project Officer on the Lobster Grower 2 (LG2) project. He previously worked at the NLH as a research technician from 2008 to 2010 investigating disinfection protocols for rearing larval and post-larval lobsters. For the past 5 years Jake has been employed by the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research at Swansea University conducting research on the early life stages on a number of fish and shellfish species as well as being part-time crew on the University’s Research Vessel Noctiluca. Jake currently works alongside Dr Carly Daniels and Charlie Ellis as part of LG2, a project investigating methods of using sea-based container culture to grow lobsters at sea.

Adam Bates, BSc, MRes

Adam joined the team in 2016 and is playing an important role focusing on health, nutrition and water quality to improve the practical operation of the stocking programme and further develop culture techniques. We are delighted to have a dedicated member of staff to support the research and hatchery team. Adam’s work is funded by The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.

Emma Theobald

Emma’s involvement in the hatchery began in 2014 when she started volunteering as assistant hatchery technician, following completion of a BSc in Zoology at University of Exeter (Falmouth). She has continued to be involved with the hatchery ever since, alongside roles for organisations such as Cornwall Wildlife Trust, the Marine Strandings Network and completing an MRes in bat ecology with the University of Exeter.
She is passionate about marine conservation, with a particular interest in fisheries sustainability, and is excited to be working as a part-time research assistant on the Lobster Grower 2 project. This collaborative project is pioneering research into the on-growing of European lobsters, while expanding on our scientific understanding of this species.

Sally Cuthbertson

Sally studied Marine Biology with Oceanography at Southampton University. After graduating, Sally volunteered for 6 months on a rocky shore project in County Cork, Ireland. She then worked at The London Aquarium for several years whilst studying part-time for her MSc in Freshwater and Coastal Sciences alongside raising her two children.
In 2011 Sally and her family moved to Cornwall and opened a restaurant. The following year she started volunteering at the Hatchery, mainly helping with the rearing of the lobsters, but also going to various events to help promote the Hatchery’s work. In 2016 Sally began working on the Lobster Grower Project. In her spare time Sally takes part in The Wildlife Trust’s Shoresearch Surveys and helps to run rockpool rambles for The Friends of Fowey Estuary.