Whitby Lobster Hatchery

03/06/2026

🎨Less than 2 months to go but still plenty of time to get your entry in! We have already had some incredible work submitted but we are looking for more! 🫟

🎨 Our Calendar Competition is BACK!

We're looking for artists, photographers, sculptors and creative minds of ALL ages to help us create our 2027 Whitby Lobster Hatchery Calendar!

Whether you want to capture the beauty of our lobsters, the magic of Whitby's coastline, or get really creative with a Halloween lobster or a Regatta-themed crab — we want to see it! 🦞🌊

Winners will receive WLH merchandise AND have their artwork featured in the 2027 calendar. Every calendar sold goes directly towards our juvenile lobster conservation work right here in Whitby.

✏️ Free to enter
📐 A4 landscape format
1️⃣ One entry per person
📅 Deadline: 31 July 2026

Submit your entry via the link below — good luck, we cannot WAIT to see what you create!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9lYtQ7mDKgYbW8BPoWyZ6lFfY0XGLWWrc-EjQswJWkY9ejQ/viewform?usp=dialog

26/05/2026

🦞 WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🦞

☀️ We're finally seeing some sun in Whitby, and you know what that means... MORE LOBSTERS! And these lobsters need a name. 📝

🌻 Our last 26 lobsters were named after flowers and plants, but we would like some suggestions on what the next naming theme should be. 🫧

✏️ Leave a comment with your best naming suggestions, and have your say in what we name our next 26 lobsters! The WLH team will choose our favourites when the next hen comes in!🦞

💙 STAY CLAWSOME 🩵

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23/05/2026

🦞 FISH & SHIPS 2026 🦞

💙 Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at the Fish & Ships festival and lobster releases last weekend. We hope you enjoyed learning about the work we do at the hatchery. What a fantastic festival celebrating everything local to Whitby and Yorkshire 🩵

🙏 A massive thank you, also, to all of you that have adopted baby lobsters recently. You'll be pleased to know that they are all back in the sea safe and sound! (Check the final slide of all the names). 🎉

🐟 Look out for the hatchery at future events and be sure to follow our social media to keep up to date with upcoming releases. 🐚

🎁 Want a baby lobster of your own? Click the link in our bio to adopt a lobster today! ✉️
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22/05/2026

⏰ TIME TO NAME THAT HEN ⏰

⛴️This beautiful lady was brought in today by James Cole and his crew on Good Intent! Her eggs are already bright red and ready to hatch. 🐣

🌸As you may have seen, we are going through the alphabet when naming our hens and going with the category of flowers!🌺

❌ We are on the letter X and need your help deciding on a name! Please drop your suggestions in the comments! ✍️

🌞Finally starting to look like summer here in Whitby too and we are not complaining!🩵

🦞STAY CLAWSOME🦞

21/05/2026

Massive thank you to The Waterside for their support! Read more below🦞💙

The Waterside at Ruswarp has joined the list of local restaurants helping to boost lobster populations in the North Sea.

17/05/2026

🐟Great start to the festival! Bring on day two and our second lobster release! All are welcome and more details on our page! ⛵️

Food and fishing are going hand in hand this weekend as the hugely popular Fish and Ships Festival takes place. The celebration of Whitby’s fishing heritage has taken over the Marina front car park. Today’s line up (Saturday) saw cooking demonstrations; the traditional art of fixing nets; tours ...

13/05/2026

🦞Check out this beautifully rare lobster Marine Discovery Whitby CIC and its fresh moult!🌊

12/05/2026

Was great having the ITV Calendar News team at the Hatchery, helping to spread the word about our vital conservation work!

Watch the latest from ITV News - To ensure the long-term sustainability of the lobsters and protect the fisherman’s livelihood the industry is working with a local conservation project.