Whitby Lobster Hatchery teamed up with Runswick Bay Rescue Boat for its latest release of baby lobsters this week.
During the rescue boat’s regular training night on Wednesday, they were joined by hatchery staff to release 135 baby lobsters from the boat while out at sea off Runswick Bay.
Joe Moody (Whitby Lobster Hatchery Head Aquaculturist) and Amber Burton (Aquaculturist and Charity Support Officer) prepared the lobsters and once acclimated, used a funnel and hose to release the stage four lobsters down to the rocky seabed.
The RBRB team got involved too, helping to sieve out the baby lobsters and pour them back into the wild.
An egg-bearing female lobster, which had finished hatching, was also released back into the sea as are all hens which go through the hatchery, based on Pier Road, Whitby.
Staff v-notch their tails to indicate they are capable of breeding and are therefore protected.
After releasing the baby lobsters, RBRB’s normal training session started with the team practicing overboard rescues using Joe and Amber, before heading inshore for a pub tea.
Amber at Whitby Lobster Hatchery said: “We would like to say a massive thank you to the RBRB team for helping with our conservation mission, and for their remarkable work keeping the coastal community safe.”