‘Ecological conditioning’ is a term encompassing a range of processes by which captive-reared animals are encouraged to develop behavioural and physical traits which prepare them for life in the wild. Teaching an abandoned seal pup to catch fish for itself, or the ‘soft release’ of a rehabilitated bird (allowing it to leave its enclosure in…
The UK’s biggest lobster culture project, Lobster Grower 2, was officially launched at the Carlyon Bay Hotel in Cornwall on 15th June. The event showcased this exciting new project, which will make a series of breakthroughs in the science and technology associated with sea-based lobster aquaculture. The Lobster Grower 2 launch event, spearheaded by the…
Video taken by Gary Rawle of Westcountry Mussels of Fowey showing sea-based container culture (SBCC) systems for European lobster deployed off the coast of Cornwall.