With the high temperatures expected for the next few days, Many French will try to eat fresh produce such as seafood, even if the price remains relatively high, lobster being one of them.
A crustacean not to be confused with lobster. Contrary to popular belief, the lobster is not the male of the lobster. To distinguish them is very simple: the lobster has two huge claws, the lobster does not. However, it has large antennae. The langoustine is much smaller and has small claws.
“The lobster is a carnivorous animal that measures between 23 and 25 centimeters as an adult, even up to 50 centimeters. It lives for 15-20 years and a female carries up to 100,000 eggs. from which small larvae develop after 10 months, which develop in the water column. They will grow, they will be transparent so that predators don’t see them, but after a while they will grow and need to find a place to go,” explains Dominique Chevillon, President of Ré Nature Environnement.
However, these babies are not safe as they are in competition with each other. “If you have 100,000 eggs when you reach adulthood, there will only be three little lobsters. These small, very delicate organisms are eaten by a wide variety of species,” adds Dominique Chevillon.
The Ile de Ré has started a lobster protection program
but Lobsters have become a rare species today because of nature, but also because of man. In the 18th century, American lobsters were nicknamed “sea cockroaches” because of their prevalence.
They served as fertilizer for the vegetable gardens. But these populations have collapsed over the years. For this reason, the Ile de Ré has set up a program to protect lobsters. Initiated in 2013 by the community of communities, This program releases 3,000 baby lobsters each yearwith awareness raising for residents and schools.
“First we had to have authorization to import lobsters and a lobster that was compatible, ie from Scotland. Then we had to reintroduce him and see how to reintroduce lobster larvae with a fairly simple procedure: we all plunged into the water together to get them back on the bottom and let them live their lives. We have been doing this reintroduction for several years, with very good results today.” explains Lionel Quillet, President of the Community of Municipalities of the Island of Ré.
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