Thousands of baby lobsters have been released in Cornwall and Scilly
The NLH raised the baby lobsters from when they were larvae until they were large enough to be released.The baby lobsters are just two to three months old and barely an inch long.Although they are small they are large enough to burrow into sand or seaweed and avoid predators.Theo Johns, senior technician at NLH, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was the "perfect point" in time to release the baby lobsters.Mr Johns said: "It's at this stage in their life cycle that... they settle on the seabed and live in there [for 12 to 18 months]."European lobsters in the UK are classed as vulnerable and the NLH says their work ensures the UK's population is kept sustainable.
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