Sunderland Marine Makes Donation

Based in the harbour of the North Yorkshire town, the Whitby Lobster Hatchery helps

protect and maintain the ocean’s lobster population by releasing baby lobsters into

the sea, protecting the long-term viability of fishing industry, which is also heavily

involved in supporting the Hatchery.

Sunderland Marine, part of global marine insurer NorthStandard, chose to work with

the Hatchery as part of their ongoing CSR activity to protect the communities and

environments they work in. The Sunderland Marine donation will help in supporting

the release of 1,000 lobsters back into the ocean. The Hatchery is on course for their

most successful season since launching two years ago.

James Simison, Head of Aquaculture at Sunderland Marine said: “It’s really

important for Sunderland Marine to support the communities and the industries that

we work in – without initiatives like this, we might not have a lobster fishing industry

in the future.“ You can see the passion and the enthusiasm for the work that the Hatchery is doing.

I’m really proud that Sunderland Marine is supporting the release of so many young

lobsters into the wild, and that we can play a part in helping protect the fishing

industry today and tomorrow.

Joe Redfern, General Manager of the Whitby Lobster Hatchery said: “We’re super

grateful for the generous donation from Sunderland Marine, it’s really important that

people get behind our project because as a charity, we wouldn’t be able to do what

we do without donations like the one from Sunderland Marine. It helps us to continue

the work we’re doing and release these lobsters back into the sea.”

About Sunderland Marine:

Sunderland Marine provides market-leading fixed premium marine insurance

products: Aquaculture, Fishing, Coastal and other Specialist Vessels and Owners

Fixed Premium, underwritten by NorthStandard.

As experts in the industry, Sunderland Marine take a straight-forward approach to

business – utilising a team of underwriters, claims specialists, risk surveyors, loss

prevention experts and global support team understand the vital needs of clients.