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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Anna Turns

Accidental discovery that scallops love ‘disco’ lights leads to new fishing technique

Scallop 'potlights'
The marine scientist Dr Rob Enever and his team at Devon-based Fishtek Marine designed small underwater ‘potlights’ to help protect fish stocks by replacing the need to use fish to bait crab and lobster pots. Photograph: Simon Hird/Fishtek Marine

An unusual technique for catching scallops that was stumbled upon accidentally by scientists could potentially reduce some of the damage caused to our seabeds by fishing.

The marine scientist Dr Rob Enever and his team at Fishtek Marine, a fisheries consultancy based in Devon, designed small underwater “potlights” to help protect fish stocks by replacing the need to use fish to bait crab and lobster pots.

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