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• Maine lobster online:
Our
lobster, Homarus americanus, the American lobster, can
be found from the Canadian Maritimes down to North Carolina,
about 1300 miles to the south, but it is most abundant
in Maine waters. (In fact it is so closely identified
with Maine that Canadian lobsters being transported
by truck through Maine are frequently passed off as
"Maine lobsters" by the time they've crossed
into New Hampshire.) The "Maine" or "American"
lobster is a crustacean with two strong claws: a big-toothed
crusher claw for pulverizing shells and a finer-edged
ripper claw resembling a steak knife, for tearing soft
flesh. (A lobster which carries its crusher claw on
the right is a "right-handed" lobster.)
Of the 30 or so types of clawed lobsters worldwide,
the American lobster most closely resembles its European
cousin, Homarus gammarus, though the western Atlantic
crustacean has more robust tearing and crushing claws.
In France this lobster is called homard; in Germany,
Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, it is a hummer.
The clawless spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, from mainly more
southerly waters, is a distant relation of the American
lobster. "Lobster tail" comes from any of
the 45 species of spiny lobsters of the Palinuridae
family. Sometimes called crayfish, crawfish, rock lobster,
or langouste, this lobster has a spine-studded shell
and long antennae but no large front claws. Instead,
the heavily-armored antennae can inflict a tearing wound
when the lobster
thrashes them whip-like against an opponent.
Maine Lobster information. DMR's Lobster Program. Lobster
Commercial Catch Statistics. Known historical information
on Maine lobster fishery.
www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/lobster/lobster_info.html
This lobster industry guide provides a general overview
of the fishery. The guide also identifies resources
for established commercial lobster fishermen. Lobster
History. This site, sponsored by the Gulf Of Maine Aquarium,
provides historical information on lobster stocks. Further
information on lobster as a species. The fishing market
giving daily prices and provides accurate and unbiased
reports depicting current conditions affecting the trade
in fish and fishery products. Links are organized
by region. Lobster prices are determined in Boston.
www.libsci.sc.edu/bob/class/clis748/Studentwebguides/dostie.html
They are many places to buy lobsters online.
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