Scallops are drawn to illuminated fishing pots like moths go to a candle, new research shows.
The study examined the effect of LED lights on crab and lobster pots used by fishing boats off the coast of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, and the research team – including engineering firm Fishtek Marine and the University of Exeter – were stunned by the results.
More than 500 scallops were caught – 99.6 percent of them in pots with lights – and according to the research team, shellfish were piling into the pots.
