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'Prawn to be wild'<br />
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Senior Technician Carly Daniels studies a 3 month old lobster that is ready for release.<br />
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An army of 1000 tiny lobsters have been released onto a purpose built reef built on the sea bed off Portland in Dorset.<br />
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2000 tonnes of Portland stone have been sunk on the seabed of Ringstead bay in an effort to regenerate the marine life and create a venue for divers.<br />
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The tiny crustaceans were bred at the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow before being taken to Dorset and released by a team of divers.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic Phil Yeomans/BNPS.co.uk

'Prawn to be wild'

Senior Technician Carly Daniels studies a 3 month old lobster that is ready for release.

An army of 1000 tiny lobsters have been released onto a purpose built reef built on the sea bed off Portland in Dorset.

2000 tonnes of Portland stone have been sunk on the seabed of Ringstead bay in an effort to regenerate the marine life and create a venue for divers.

The tiny crustaceans were bred at the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow before being taken to Dorset and released by a team of divers.