Although adult lobsters are well known to the public because they are considered a culinary delicacy and can be found on the menu of many restaurants, little is known about the habits of these organisms in their life cycle.
Their great economic value has caused a large extraction of these animals and reduced the number of individuals. Therefore, the cultivation of these organisms would be of great value, not only economically, but to increase knowledge about their life cycle, and in terms of biodiversity, to enable repopulation in biological reserve areas and sectors where overexploitation has decimated these species.
One of the most challenging aspects for researchers of these organisms lies in increasing survival in their larval stage, a highly limiting factor for their cultivation. Determining an adequate diet, along with other important aspects for the cultivation of such delicate creatures, will enable both their production in aquaculture and their repopulation in areas where, as is the case on our Galician coasts, fishing overexploitation has decimated these strange and appetizing living beings.
The Marine Environment unit of the Toralla Marine Science Station (ECIMAT) has been trying for years to optimize lobster larval culture, and determine an appropriate diet to increase their survival.
More information at:
https://oceanoecimat.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/el-cultivo-de-la-langosta-un-reto-de-futuro/
