Fisheries groups have raised concerns about the escape of Canadian lobsters into waters off the Devon coast.
Thousands of kilos of the species are imported every year but some have recently been caught with their restraining bands still on.
It is thought they have escaped from badly maintained lobster pots.
Conservation groups are concerned that the Canadian lobster may be carrying bacteriological infections which could kill or endanger native species.
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