Yes, but did you hear this guy? They give the Eggers back to the fishermen instead of notching them and putting them back. I hope things changed in eight years.
This is a shining example of the potential of aquaculture. I interned with Mote and the FWC in research, and stock enhancement aquaculture with species like snook, tarpon and red drum down in Florida. After moving back to the northeastern US shellfish aquaculture was much more popular, so now I grow mussels and oysters. That job got me more involved in the fisheries, and I noticed a disdain for scientists amongst fisherman. Government funded stock enhancement that gets fisheries workers involved (and paid) is not only good for the environment and ecosystem, but also for the understanding of the need of these programs amongst those who work on the water. Great work guys!
Thank you for all that you all do. These creatures are misunderstood, and not appreciated. I keep a male American Maine Homarus Americanus as a pet, six months now, and his behavior is amazing...his alertness, awareness and manipulation of his territory, as well as his use of tools and cooperative effort with me in keeping his tank clean is jaw dropping.
Your kinda fucking with the whole evolutionary process.... you are releasing genetically deficient (aka darwinism) that were coddled they're entire, life.... of FUCKING SURVIVAL?
actually farmed costs about a buck more per 1lb lobster than fishing alone for the same size lobster ... also most lobster farms have a loss rate of 40 to 60 percent ... because like the chicken farmers they over crowd the pens they are growing in
beautiful work you guys are doing. i am thinking about building an aquaculture project for lobsters and would love to get some insight and help creating this project in ways that it is sustainable
It’s pointless to release so many if we can’t get governments to agree zero fishing zones such as off shore wind farm and adjutant areas , so we have permanent self breading hatchery in wild far away from seal colonies, I was dismayed in Maine just how many are being fished out with no regard to stock
Great work guys. I only wish that we could do such work here in Perth, Western Australia.Also how feasible would it be to farm these lobsters to full market maturity.....I can see that for the future this would be the only sustainable way.
Thanks for your comment and curiosity on this. We aren't a lobster farm - the berried hens (pregnant lobsters) are brought in by fisherman who are already pregnant naturally in the wild. We then raise and release the babies through their most vulnerable life stages to be released back into the wild. This is the perfect sustainable stock enhancement project. See what is going on locally that you can get involved with!
What is the cost of such a program,to start up and implement?That would be a great addition to sandeigo California.What country are they in?That is so freAking smart,really I think that is smart and long term consideration for the fishery
This is nice. Good work all round. The pirate music made me laugh. You're doing a great job. I'm a serial marine aquarium owner. But.. I'll always eat lobster. And seafood. Get them numbers up, I'm hungry!
When you think about it, you guys control a portion of their wages. Control a part of an ecosystem. You guys are in deep. Where did you all learn how to do this on such a scale?
how can i care for one at home as a pet instead of seeing it die else where can i feed it dead gold fish and worms how often do they eat? what water temp do they need my basement is like 60-65F will that be good enough do i need a certain filter or anything or just a bucket with some filter stuff in it and water pump it up to it and let it gravity feed back down and put air in the water will i need a bubbler too?
Brian Hunt I personally don't know much, but you'd need a tank that hits a max of 40C and a pretty powerful saltwater filter. They are bottom feeders, so fish might be a good choice
I do not agreec with the banding on the lobster claws. Especially for long term captivity. The claws can become damaged over a long period of time from lack of use.
i have yet to see Chinese lobster cultivation/ hatchery in RU-vid.. all i see are cooking preparations.. and yet they're among the biggest consumer of all sea creatures..
*Many people don't know that in the early days of America, lobsters were fed to servants because they weren't considered good tasting.* _Must be they never tried dipping them in butter with lemon!_
Lobsters can take up to 8 years to reach adulthood. It would be a financial drain to farm them. Compare that to beef, which is much larger, yields way more meat, doesn't require all of this high tech machinery to raise, and is usually slaughtered between 12-22 months of age.
ANA do you see all that equipment they have? Even with all that they're still not 100% successful. They still have to release them asap and get ones that have already bred in the wild. Good luck.
ANA It’s a gold mine ready to be tapped. But it’s not as simple as raising them and waiting for them to grow. Already there is research on blue fin tuna and lobster farming. I wish I would have majored in aquaculture to research lobster farming
one fault in their plan ... lobsters are bottom feeders and need the fish and what not that eat most of the larvae lobster so the rest have something to eat ... they would be better off releasing half the brood as larvae and raise half ... then you not only provide food for after they are released but you also increase the living population while placing less strain on the food chain
I don't see why humans don't do this with all fish species also should be a extra tax to buy a fish to support the programs especially now with the CCP China catching all the fish all over the world, 100,000 lobsters a year that is impressive, this video was 6 years ago, do lobstermen notice an increase in lobster catches? since your program started?
You are right, it is illegal to catch berried hens to be sold for trade - but we are a marine conservation charity whose sole purpose is to raise and release baby lobsters from their mothers through their most vulnerable life stages and then released back into the sea. This is not illegal when it is for the work of conservation, and not sale. Hope that clarifies for you !
@@tonytran4857 What we do is not illegal as a conservation charity, It is illegal for fisherman who are taking pregnant lobsters for sale. No problem for your misunderstanding, you can learn more at our website: www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk on the legal and very crucial work carried out by us and our renowned scientists in the UK.
