Lobster Cull
A fisherman has been taken to court for illegally fishing and mutilating lobsters. Abraham Jordan Prescott, 49, was caught with whole and mutilated lobsters in Porthcawl harbor after a day fishing at sea. Without a permit, nobody is allowed to catch more than one lobster. But a court heard that Prescott had caught eight […]
Sea Turtle caught in scallop net
A giant lobster flown in from Alaska to mark the opening of a new Heswall restaurant has been saved from the chop by its head chef. The new Gusto restaurant (formerly Est Est Est) on Telegraph Road opened this week in a £1m re branding and refurbishment by owner Living Ventures. The meter-long lobster was […]
A bone suspected to be from a human has been dredged up from the seabed off the east side of Unst. Police confirmed yesterday it had been sent away to their forensics lab in Aberdeen for analysis. If found to be human, not animal, it will undergo more extensive testing to help identify who it […]
Pregnant Lobster
Island lobster man Chuck Butler has been fined $45,000 and had his federal fishing license suspended for one year by the National Marine Fisheries Service after allegedly taking egg-bearing female lobsters. Butler, 61, has denied any wrongdoing and will appeal the penalties, but federal and state enforcement agents said he had committed “egregious” violations […]
Fossil of legless crab that lived 150 million years ago
A fossil of a new crab species reveals the itsy-bitsy crustaceans inhabited towering sponge reefs during the Jurassic Period, where they made tasty snacks for ichthyosaurs and other ancient reptiles. The fossil was discovered in eastern Romania within cylindrical reef structures about 100 feet (30 meters) […]
Scallop Boat Burns
Fire caused major damage to a scallop fishing vessel tied alongside the Digby wharf. The fire began shortly after 2 p.m. and Digby firefighters were still on the scene three hours later, pumping out some of the thousands of gallons of water and foam used to fight the fire. Cause of the fire […]
Betty Blue
The lobster, nicknamed Betty Blue, was found in a trap off Minot’s Light, one mile offshore of Scituate, Mass.
The lobster is so blue that “she glowed in the trap,” said Eddie Figueiredo, who trapped the pound-and-a-quarter lobster. Because of their unique color, blue lobsters are more susceptible to prey and have a more difficult […]
The first people
Scientists have revealed that the earliest humans lived very complex lives as they have been found to have lived in sea caves on the coast of South Africa and apparently enjoyed seafood. The research has been published in the journal Nature and stated that these early humans had some intricate lifestyles. The scientists […]
Fossil of the Crab
Researchers from Kent State University and the University of Bucharest, Romania, have discovered a new primitive crab species Cycloprosopon dobrogea in eastern Romania that is a species of crab thought to have lived over 150 million years ago.