Why hold live lobster rather than sell straight away? For fishermen and shellfish merchants, landing a good catch is only part of the story. Having somewhere suitable to hold live lobster can give a business more control over what happens next, allowing stock to be managed between landing and sale rather than everything having to…
A real customer story from a family fishmonger After replacing a simple DIY lobster tank with a Todd Fish Tech Lobster Pod in 2021, The Net Shop in Hastings reduced mortality rates to around 0.5%, increased the amount of shellfish they could hold in the same space and significantly reduced maintenance time. Customer feedback is…
A Customer Visit In Dumfries And Galloway One fisherman from Dumfries and Galloway bought two Lobster Pods from us around seven years ago giving him a total lobster holding capacity of 400Kg. Since then he has become one of those customers every manufacturer hopes for. Every year he gets in touch for his annual maintenance…
A Real-World Success Story At Todd Fish Tech we design and manufacture practical, reliable shellfish systems that deliver results where it matters most — in day-to-day operations. One of the strongest examples of this is our work with Robinsons, a fishmonger in the Isle of Man, where the introduction of our Lobster Pod system has…
A Proven Shift in Shellfish Storage For one established UK foodservice supplier, maintaining the quality and consistency of live shellfish had become increasingly difficult. Traditional storage methods were leading to avoidable losses and inconsistent supply. The introduction of the Lobster Pod shellfish holding system marked a clear turning point delivering measurable operational and financial gains…
Lobster Tanks at Kilkeel Harbour Cecil McCullough and his sons Rodney and Wayne are well known for processing pelagic fish such as herring and mackerel at Kilkeel Harbour. In spring 2022, they took on a new challenge—investing in two Lobster Pods to store 600kg of live lobster. With supply on their doorstep, the real question…
From Tanks to Pods: A Shellfish Farmer’s Journey In 2013, a shellfish farmer in the Highlands began cultivating Pacific oysters for local markets. Over the years, demand grew steadily, with new businesses such as the Seafood Shack in Ullapool and Keltic Seafayre in Dingwall creating opportunities to supply oysters across the region. By 2024, the…
Transforming Shellfish Storage with Todd Fish Tech’s Lobster Pod As featured in Fishing News, October 2022 From DIY system to the Lobster Pod For Daniel Swann of The Net Shop in Hastings, investing in a Todd Fish Tech Lobster Pod marked a turning point in the way his business handles live shellfish. Before adopting the…
Before we got the Lobster Pod we were using a home-made set up consisting of a storage tank, air filters, and a garden pond pump with box filter (not ideal!). Working with this set up posed many challenges, including mainly struggling with trying to get the stock out easily. As the lobsters were all in…