Lobsters

A wave of new welfare-based seafood sourcing policies suggests strong consumer demand for improving conditions for farmed crustaceans, but a literature review suggests that the sentience of decapod species is far from clear cut.

In the space of three years, a run-down fish market in Whitby’s iconic harbour has been transformed into a thriving lobster hatchery, which aims to support the local fishery as well as attract and educate visitors to this iconic Yorkshire fishing town.

An innovative container design has shown promising results for use in international air freight of live fish.

A series of recent trials suggests that the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas), may be well suited to aquaculture for restocking dwindling wild stocks and, potentially, for growing to market size.

A project seeking to close the breeding cycle of the European spiny lobster is showing promising results and may help both to support coastal diversification opportunities and encourage restoration of the species in the wild.

Dr Carly Daniels, research and development manager at the National Lobster Hatchery in Cornwall, hopes that her pioneering lobster growing trial will not only kick-start a viable lobster aquaculture industry but also help to enhance the local lobster fishery t…

Thanks to an ongoing project led by the National Lobster Hatchery, UK lobster farming might be about to shift gear into a semi-intensive, highly productive industry. We spoke to project insider Dr Carly Daniels about why innovations that might revolutionise th…