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South Devon 2014
- Thread starterTrelawney
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You're not allowed to catch any that have notched lobsters (on the tail), and they carry eggs underneath so you can check that too. Think the minimum size is 90mm, but some areas of the UK are different.
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Released lobsters get a notch (v shaped) cut into their tail so let you know not to take them.
Girly lobbies will have pink roe (loads) all under their bendy tail bit. Look like millions of tiny berries... Put these ones back too....!
I think you measure the head (shell bit) but not too sure...
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Not sure if this is still accurate, but it has lots of info regardless:
http://www.seafish.org/media/Publications/SeafishResponsibleSourcingGuide_CrabsLobsters.pdf
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http://www.seafish.org/media/Publications/SeafishResponsibleSourcingGuide_CrabsLobsters.pdf
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Budleigh was awful last thurs night, took a flounder but very coloured ? bloom ? Winds have stayed roughly same so wouldn't think it's worth travelling to far. Teignmouth calm but lots of colour also in the water, mind you network rail still working on sea wall from teignmouth to langstone rock dawlish. So they might be causing the bad viz this way.
From the DEFRA website:
Lobster & Crawfish
It should be noted that:
• carapace length is now the only
measurement to decide minimum size;
• the minimum size for lobster from
1 January 2002 has been increased to
87mm on an EC wide basis.
Male and female lobsters have two main differences (well, three really!) The claws of a male are significantly bigger than a female, and the tail is a different shape. The tail of a female is wider, and splays out at the middle to accomodate the eggs.
Some female tails will be "V" notched by fishermen. This means that it is a breeding individual and should be returned. The notch grows out over time, usually by one or two shell moults.
Berried lobsters with eggs go straight back and notched lobsters go back, no arguments. If you can identify a female with no eggs or a notch, please put it back no matter how tasty it looks, as everyone still wants lobsters in a few years time.
It is illegal to spear a lobster (or crab), so you'll have to catch them by hand.
There are some good threads explaining the best way to hunt for them on the forum:
http://forums.deeperblue.com/threads/lobster-thoughts-and-tactics.78665/
http://forums.deeperblue.com/posts/912980/
Cheers,
Chris
How did you get on? and how far did you get?
Me and a mate went out last night around 10pm near Thurlestone, yet again, nothing
(getting to be a really boring reply to the wife!). Saw a few small flatties, some pollock and my mate saw cuttlefish. I'm beginning to wonder about our technique... saying that, we did better last year. Perhaps we're just unluckily at the mo. Fingers crossed it will pick up soon.Viz wasn't great. Around 2m-ish.