Hello Declan,

Thanks for the report of Scyllarus arctus.

Have you got the date of capture for the News pages please?

21 December 2001
A Slipper Lobster, Scyllarus arctus, was caught in a lobster pot at a
depth of about 60
metres about 3 miles south east of St Mary's, Scilly Isles, just
before Christmas by Barry Bennett. Realising that it was an unusual
and interesting find Barry put it in a display tank, which he
maintains in the Harbour Master's Office in St Mary's.
Scyllarus arctus is a warm waters species found in the Mediterranean,
and in the Eastern Atlantic from Morocco to the English Channel but is
rare north of the Bay of Biscay. They live on stony ground, in caves,
and can also be found on muddy bottoms or in seagrass beds. They use
the large spade-like scales at the front of the head to burrow into
mud,
sand or gravel between and under stones. Only 15 have been confirmed
from British seas all from off Cornwall, the Scilly Isles or off
Plymouth.
Full Report
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Report from Doug Herdson (National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth)
via the Marine Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Group

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Scyllarus_arctus.txt

2 August 2003
An ovigerous (with eggs) female Slipper Lobster, Scyllarus arctus, was
caught just off the Eddystone Lighthouse, south Cornwall, by Looe-
based fishermen Richard Chapman. This strange crustacean is only a
rare discovery in British seas, normally found in waters to the south.
However, it is now suspected there could be a small breeding
population off the coast of Cornwall. It measured 14 cm long and was
identified by the experts at MarLIN (Marine Life Information Network).
The exact date of capture was probably a few days before this
newspaper report in the Western Morning News

16/9/99
A Slipper Lobster Scyllarus arctus was trawled by MFV Jacquline off
the Wolf Rock Lighthouse. This is only the second record from off
Cornwall this century
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Corn99.htm

Cheers

Andy Horton.
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--- In Glaucus@..., "quigleydeclan" <declanquigley@...>
wrote:
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> We have just discovered what appears to be a mature female "berried"
> specimen of Scyllarus arctus from SW Ireland. It was taken in a
lobster
> pot. We have it alive in a tank in Dingle Oceanworld.
>
> This would appear to be the first record of this species from Irish
> waters and perhaps the most northerly European record to date ? I
> understand that up to 15 specimens have been recorded from southern
UK
> waters (off Cornwall & Devon). I would be grateful for any
information,
> including published and unpublished references and records that you
may
> have regarding Northern European occurrences (UK & French).
>