Univ. of Tasmania Claims Breakthrough in Spiny Lobster Farming With Closed Cycle Hatchery
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [MODERN FARMER] By Andrew Amelinckx - September 29, 2017
In the near future Tasmania, Australia's island state, will house the first rock lobster hatchery in the world—and possibly launch a new, multi-million dollar industry.
Unlike the Maine lobster—the popular U.S. variety that comes from the Atlantic Ocean—the rock lobster, or “spiny lobster,” as it’s also know, lives in warm waters like the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. It should be noted that “rock lobster” isn’t just one kind of crustacean (or simply the title of a B52’s song, for that matter) but a general term for a bunch of different, related species. In a lot of places...
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