Scientists discover that scallops “love” disco lights

Scientists have discovered a new technique for catching scallops while fishing that could help protect the seabed, involving LED “disco” lighting.
Marine scientist Dr. Rob Enever and his team at Fishtek Marine, a Devon-based fisheries consultancy, designed small underwater “potlights” to attract crabs and lobsters, and remove the need to use other fish as bait.
However, while the lights were supposed to attract crabs into the pots, the experiment found that it was primari