Redcar, October 2023
By Tessa Bunney on 7 October 2023
Release of 822 baby lobsters by Whitby Lobster Hatchery off Redcar, 3 October 2023
Whitby Lobster Hatchery have been rearing juvenile lobsters at their location in Whitby fish market, this year releasing over 8000 lobsters mainly surrounding Whitby harbour. On 3 October the team’s carefully selected and nurtured juvenile lobsters were released at Redcar for the first time.
Rearing the tiny lobsters in the hatchery ensures their best chance of survival and they aim to boost numbers to ensure the populations are protected into the future. Working with local fishing vessel Distant Shores MH96 and skipper James Race the juvenile lobsters were safely released to the seabed.
Rio Lightowler, Head Aquaculturist, releasing female lobster for Whitby Lobster Hatchery off Redcar on 3 October 2023
Please click here to read more about this on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-67008031