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BBC News
17-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Thousands of baby lobsters have been released in Cornwall and Scilly
Almost 5,000 baby lobsters have been released into the waters around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by a conservation releases were part of a challenge by The National Lobster Hatchery (NLH) to conduct 25 lobster releases in 25 locations over 25 consecutive days for its 25th "release-athon" began on 19 May on the Isles of Scilly, and finished with more than 1,000 baby lobsters being released last week near Penzance to mark the final NLH, a conservation and education charity for the European lobster, said it was "hugely rewarding" to collaborate with other organisations and "provide another generation of lobsters to Cornwall's coastal waters". The NLH raised the baby lobsters from when they were larvae until they were large enough to be baby lobsters are just two to three months old and barely an inch they are small they are large enough to burrow into sand or seaweed and avoid Johns, senior technician at NLH, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was the "perfect point" in time to release the baby 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.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Thousands of lobsters released in Cornwall anniversary challenge
More than 1,000 baby lobsters have been released in the waters around St Michael's Mount in Cornwall as part of an anniversary 'releasathon'. The release marked the end of a challenge by The National Lobster Hatchery (NLH) to conduct 25 lobster releases in 25 locations over 25 consecutive days for its 25th anniversary. The challenge began on 19 May on the Isles of Scilly and included other releases in locations including Charlestown, Mousehole and NLH said "just shy of 5,000 juveniles" had been released in waters around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as part of the project. The NLH was founded in Padstow in August 2000 to help preserve, research and educate the public about the European charity said it was "hugely rewarding" to collaborate with other organisations and "provide another generation of lobsters to Cornwall's coastal waters".In a post on social media, the team at St Michael's Mount thanked everyone who helped release the 1,088 baby lobsters in the surrounding water on said: "At just two months old and barely an inch long, these baby lobsters were fully developed and ready to embark on life in the wild. "Once released, some began burrowing into the sand of the rock pools, others tucked themselves beneath the sheltering seaweed, and a few wasted no time feasting on the fresh sea lettuce."Earlier in the 'releasathon' Theo Johns, senior technician at NLH, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was the "perfect point" in time to release the baby Johns said: "It's at this stage in their life cycle that they become benthic, meaning they settle on the seabed and live in there [for 12 to 18 months]."He said burrowing in the sediment was an important stage in the lobsters' lives as it helped them learn how to live in the sea.
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- BBC News
Lobster 'releasathon' marks Cornish hatchery's anniversary
A Cornish marine conservation charity has been releasing baby lobsters into the wild to celebrate its 25th National Lobster Hatchery (NLH) was founded in Padstow in August 2000 to help preserve, research and educatedthe public about the European the charity is doing 25 releases in as many days as part of a "releasathon" to celebrate the Johns, senior technician at NLH, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was the "perfect point" in time to release the 300 baby lobsters - each about 10 weeks old and an inch (2.5cm) long. Mr Johns said: "It's at this stage in their life cycle that they become benthic, meaning they settle on the seabed and live in there [for 12 to 18 months]."He said burrowing in the sediment was an important stage in the lobsters' lives as it helped them learn how to live in the releasaton started in St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, with further releases planned around the county, including one near St Michael's Mount.
