Lobsters flourish in first marine reserve
Lobsters have boomed in Britain's first marine nature reserve, where fishing is banned. The large crustaceans have soared in numbers in the "no-take zone" around Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, which was established five years ago as a prototype for sea-life reserves around Britain.
Lobsters of takeable size are now nearly seven times more abundant in the protected zone than they are elsewhere around the island, or in fishing zones off the coast of north Devon and south Wales, says a survey by Natural England. In the other areas, a string of 10 lobster pots produces one lobster, on average; in the Lundy no-take zone the average is 6.7.
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