Marine scientist Dr. Rob Enever from Devon, UK, and his team discovered by chance that scallops “love” disco lights. This discovery caused great surprise.
Scallops fell into the trap with DISCO LIGHTS
According to the news of The Guardian; Dr. Rob Enever and his team have designed small underwater lights to put an end to the need to use fish to catch crabs and lobsters, thereby helping to conserve fish stocks. The lights are supposed to attract the crabs. But unexpectedly, scallops, which can have as many as 200 eyes, have taken more interest in LED lights. Dr. To Enever, it was like a clam disco.
“A FIRST IN THE WORLD”
“Light up the trap and let them in. It’s surprising that no one has discovered this before. It’s a very exciting discovery. It has the potential to create a whole new inshore fishery and is a world first,” Enever said. used the phrases.
This accidental discovery could help reduce the damage fisheries do to seabeds. That’s because most clams are caught in a way that, if done on a large scale, can significantly damage marine habitats.
In 2019, Enever, which specializes in reducing the impact of fishing on the marine environment using this technology, experimented with the lights with fisherman Jon Ashworth. “Almost every trap we carried had scallops in them,” Ashworth said. said.
“ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED IN MY CAREER”
Marine ecologist at York University, Dr. Bryce Stewart described the findings as “one of the most exciting things I’ve come across in my entire career.” “Scallops prefer illuminated areas, perhaps for protection from predators or because it’s easier to find the plankton they eat,” Stewart said.