The hatchery needs your vote to win a cash donation

This week The National Lobster Hatchery  has been invited to participate in the Charity of the Year Competition on www.optimistworld.com, which if we are successful could bring in a very welcome cash donation.

To ensure that we move on into the second round of the competition, please go to the site: register here (takes only one minute) http://optimistworld.com/RegistrationHome.aspx and vote for us before Thursday 15^th October at 6pm here http://optimistworld.com/Charities.aspx on the left hand side of the page.

Optimist World is all about the good things that are happening – good news, charities, corporate social responsibility, the environment, eco travel, sports and you can even add your own uplifting stories.

This is the link to the feature about the hatchery: http://optimistworld.com/UK-Charity-The-National-Lobster-Hatchery-Marine-Conservation-Project-Promoting-Sustainability-Aquaculture/charities

Please forward this to all your friends and families and anyone who you think could spare a minute to vote for us – we need your and your friends’ votes and, if you have time, some nice comments too !!

Newquay Fish Festival 18th – 20th September 2009

Newquay’s Fish Festival, now in its 7th year is due to start tomorrow.  The Lobster Hatchery will be exhibiting on the 18th only and taking along some of our baby lobsters.  There’s lots going on, from cooking demonstrations from top Newquay chefs, live bands and entertainers, fish and produce stalls to a shark throwing competition – sounds intriguing!  We’ll see you there.  This is a link to their website for further information.

www.newquayfishfestival.co.uk

Prize winner releases baby lobsters!!

The National Lobster Hatchery ran a joke competition to celebrate World Oceans Day. The winner Haden Dawe received a VIP tour of the hatchery, a giant cuddly lobster and then had the opportunity to assist with the release of 200 baby lobsters at Trevone beach just 2 miles from Padstow.

“These 200 are just a small sample of the 5,000 that we have released so far this season” said Dom. “Yesterday we released 800 from fishing boat Peter John II, owned by Ivor and Cameron Henry out of Mylor on the South Coast using the tube system and we still should have several months left of production still to go this season”.

I am sure that Haden enjoyed his afternoon with us and his joke is now on display at the visitor centre. When we received his joke it made us all laugh – we like a good fishy joke.

“Why did the lobster cross the beach – to get to the other tide”

World Oceans Day was created in 2008 by the United Nations General Assembly.

‘Jet-boost’ aids walking lobsters (Article from Earth News)

 

American lobsters use "jet-assisted" walking to travel faster across the ocean floor, scientists have found.  Click link below for full article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8214000/8214150.stm

Clovelly Lobster & Crab Feast 6th Sept 09

Join us at the Clovelly Lobster & Crab Feast on the 6th September 2009.  The event starts at 10am, if you haven’t already been to Clovelly this is a must.  Just the walk down the cobbled paths to the harbour is unique with a breathtaking view when you reach the beach.

The event pays tribute to Clovelly's famous lobsters and crabs with a day of live folk music, street performers, lobster hypnotist, quay kitchen, wine tasting, local stalls, lobster and crab exhibition and entertainment for the children.

The Lobster Hatchery has been nominated to receive the proceeds from the event.  Come and see us and our baby lobsters.

www.clovelly.co.uk/events.php

LOBSTER LOVE – BBC Wildlife Magazine Feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBC Wildlife’s Summer 2009 magazine is now on the shelves, and the Lobster Hatchery has a four page spread with some amazing photographs of this majestic creature.  Thomas Peschak and Dan Beecham from Save our Seas Foundation spent a few days with us last year filming and photographing the lobsters and this is the first of many incredible photographs to be published.    Cheryl Samantha-Owen, the ocean correspondent for Save our Seas Foundation has written the article revealing the fascinating world of the king of shellfish.

http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/currentissue.asp

Lobster Hats in the USA

Being lobster obsessed we seek out lobsters wherever we go, we found these crazy lobster hats in San Francisco.  We hope to get some made ourselves for our little shop of lobsters – watch this space!