Orkney Shellfish Hatchery

Orkney Shellfish Hatchery is a supplier of premium, disease-free, bio-secure shellfish products including European flat oyster spat.

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Today, another 2000 juvenile lobsters leave Orkney for their new home, special delivery to Brightlingsea restocking project.

Brightlingsea was recently kitted out by our sister company @OceanonLandTech, and we were more than happy to send them some lobsters to get started.

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That’s a wrap on our lobster season for the year! 2022 has seen many scientific breakthroughs and has resulted in our best growing season to date; team having successfully produced our greatest larval numbers ever. Now it’s time to re-fit and prepare for the 2023 season #lobsters

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Women are a growing percentage of the Aquaculture workforce and we are proud to have women in key roles in our team. Hatchery Manager, Emma and Algae Technician, Elizabeth joined us with a background in science, and fly the flag for women in the industry #womeninaquaculture

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This is Chaetoceros, a microalga given as part of a varied diet for our animals at Orkney Shellfish Hatchery. Know for its skeletal shape; if you look at it closely under the microscope, you might see the skeletons forming...

#HappyHalloween

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This week we donated 1000 juvenile lobsters to @LobsterWhitby. The small but dedicated team at Whitby are working to create a sustainable future for the Yorkshire coast, a goal that we fully support. Read more here: https://t.co/4Rii3PdIjO

#whitby #lobsters #restoration

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It was such a special moment to see our juvenile lobsters released from their custom @OceanonLandTech Aquahives and making their way into the marine environment for the first time. Thank you to the Orkney Sub Aqua Club who kindly captured this underwater footage.

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Our Commercial Director Owain Wynn-Jones will be at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers Annual Conference this afternoon in Oban to discuss the future and sustainability of the shellfish industry throughout Scotland. If you see Owain, please say hello #ASSG22

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Orkney Shellfish Hatchery have welcomed new aquaculture graduates as part of the Highlands & Islands Grant. Welcome to the team!

Find out more: https://t.co/6tuRqSHFxl

#aquaculture #Scotland #oceanrestoration #Orkneyshellfish

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Dr Nik Sachlikidis, Managing Director at Orkney Shellfish Hatchery, comments on the release of our first stock of land-raised European clawed lobster juveniles into the ocean.

Read more: https://t.co/JUps4yNLHA

#aquaculture #Scotland #oceanrestoration #Orkneyshellfish

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Orkney Shellfish Hatchery was recently featured in @fishfarmermag, in an article discussing the release of our first stock of land-raised European clawed lobster juveniles into the sea.
Read more: https://t.co/VWts7bnzHr
#aquaculture #Scotland #oceanrestoration

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We've just released our first stock of land-raised European clawed lobster juveniles into the ocean.

Find out more: https://t.co/JUps4yNLHA

#aquaculture #Scotland #oceanrestoration #oysters #shellfish #Orkneyshellfish

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Thanks @NORA_Europe for a great conference this week. We look forward to participating in the next conference.
#NORA4 #NORAoysters #NativeOysters