Lobster Grower - Develop the technology to fast track the aquaculture potential for the European Lobster

一个为期15个月的项目获得了农业技术催化剂的支持，该项目通过研究扩大水产养殖业的新角度来解决基本的粮食安全挑战;包括目前尚未开发的物种，欧洲龙虾。该物种在英国登陆的任何物种中价值最高（按体积计算），供应无法满足需求。基于海洋的养殖，在容器（SBCC）表现出潜力的低碳形式的饲养，没有饲料成本。该项目将设计和开发一个SBCC系统，专门设计用于苗圃和生长，可用于饲养产品到一个适销对路的大小。该项目将设立一个海事许可证，这对建立一个试点规模的网站至关重要，以便未来的工作可以开发必要的工具和技术，以开创一个新的行业。该财团将由国家龙虾孵化场领导，由三家中小企业和微型中小企业、两家高等教育机构和一家政府机构组成。

Support from the Agri-tech catalyst has been secured for a 15 month project addressing fundamental food security challenges by examining novel angles to expand the aquaculture industry; to include a species not currently exploited, the European Lobster. This species commands the highest value (by volume) of any species landed in the UK and supply does not meet demand. Sea based culture, in containers (SBCC) exhibit potential for a low carbon form of rearing with no feed costs. The project will design and develop a SBCC system specifically designed for nursery and on-growing, that can be used to rear the product to a marketable size. The project will set up a marine licence, essential for establishing a pilot scale site, so that future work can develop the essential tools and techniques required in order to pioneer a new industry. The consortium will be led by the National Lobster Hatchery and consists of three SME's and micro SME's, two HEI's and a Government Agency.