Lobster (a)
Lobster Hatchery
‘Balancing Little Lights’
We have created two individual pieces. Both artworks are collaborative, balancing together two artworks in a tapestry of Lobsteriness.
Esther and Emma were inspired by the Whitby Lobster Hatchery, a conservation charity to protect Whitby's fishing heritage by conserving the local lobster populations. This balancing act between wildlife, local community and heritage is woven together like a tapestry, an inspiring collaboration for a more sustainable future..
Lobster Hatchery
Artist: Esther Cawley and Emma Garness
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Fish Profile:
Lobster - Homarus gammarus
Conservation status
Lobsters are believed to have evolved around 250 million years ago.
Lobsters are crustaceans which are not endangered - but are vulnerable to local overexploitation.
The MCS recently updated their ratings on their Good Fish Guide to reflect the ‘continued and increasing threat to crab and lobster populations’. Fishing involves the use of pots, traps, and creels – which can be sustainable as young and breeding lobsters needn’t be landed. However, there need to be limits set on the number of pots a boat can carry, and the number of lobsters caught (boats may carry 100’s of pots at a time). The MCS call for regular stock assessments, management controls which are responsive to population changes, and capture methods that minimise damage to habitats and vulnerable species.