Lobster Shipping: The Manual

Entrepreneurs and lobster lovers are sure to love the idea of lobster shipping. All you have to do is follow these steps so that you can begin with the business.

During lobster shipping, it is important to note that there are two key things that keep lobsters alive, make sure they remain cool and moist at all times. Lobster deaths during shipping are caused by deprivation of oxygen. The principle behind having a cool container where you can put the lobsters in is the fact that if they re in a cold place, they will not use up that much oxygen. What these hot containers do is increase the lobster’s consumption of oxygen. The lobster’s gills must be moist at all times so that they will work accordingly. Once these guidelines are met, lobsters can survive four days of being shipped.

You don’t really have to soak them in lobsters in order to keep them alive. Putting ice inside the container is not really a good idea because it will just turn to water anyways which can end up causing problems. If lobsters are exposed to freshwater, they will eventually burst since they will inevitably grow. Do not use dry ice either because of the lobsters can suffocate from carbon dioxide.

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What You Need To Know About The Rare Blue Lobster

Most of the time lobsters range from shades of green to shades of brown. However, there are rare cases where in the lobsters are light blue or even red in color. In fact the most unusual and rare lobsters of all are those that have the “half and half,” two colors that meet in a line straight down their backs.

The Blue lobster, also known as Atroceruleous Homarus, is a mutated species of lobster found on North America. Even though their color makes them quite rare, their blue color is actually a sign that they have a problem when it comes to protein production. This condition is the end product of the combination of the compound astaxanthin as well as protein. This is why these lobsters are blue. Statistics show that there is only one blue lobster in every one million normal lobsters.

Aside from being caused by a rare condition, another thing that makes these blue lobsters rare is the fact that their color makes it easier for predators to find them. Nowadays, because cods are over fished, it has been said that blue lobsters are continuously increasing in number. The enemies of blue lobsters include haddock and other lobsters.

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The Lobster Season Know-How’s

Lobsters are best hunted and fished for during the lobster season. Since lobsters love the warm weather, the lobster season is usually around warm seasons.

If one wants to dive for lobsters during the lobster season, one must note that during the beginning of the season, lobsters tend to be in shallow waters, between 10 to 40 feet. As winter storms come, lobsters go deeper around 60 feet to 100 feet to seek refuge. Another reason why they swim that deep is so that they can avoid the stormy weather that is caused by the winter season. This is why lobsters are hard to find during the winter or cold season. Once the winter season is beginning to end, lobsters eventually swim back to the surface.

Most of the time, lobster seasons happen repeatedly during the entire year except when the weather is freezing. Lobster seasons don’t have a fixed start date but it usually begins during the first Wednesday of October and it can last until the first Wednesday after the 15th of May. There are other factors that may affect the start and end of a lobster season. Usually in warm places, the lobster season is from a month before the spring to a month after winter. Another thing that may affect the start and end of the lobster season is the type of lobster present in a particular place. Even though spiny lobsters can be bought all year long, shell lobsters and American lobsters tell a different story since the shell lobster season is around July to October and the American lobster is abundant during March to December. Unless the area that you’re planning to go lobster fishing is self-managed, you’ll be able to catch lobsters at any given time.

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Frozen Lobster: Having Fun With Them

There are certain people who like live lobsters less than the frozen ones. Some say that once you buy live lobsters, you have to cook them as soon as you can. By purchasing a frozen lobster, there is always time to choose when to devour it, also allows for any margin of errors. If something comes up, and you can’t cook the lobster on that particular night, there will still be other nights to enjoy your frozen lobster.

The frozen lobster tails is one of the most common types of lobsters. Frozen lobsters should be purchased from stores that are known to be good sellers. Sometimes, in order to preserve the frozen lobster, sellers inject the tail with water. However, water only makes it heavier and not meatier which makes it not worth the money Also, you should observe the tail for any discoloration. You’ll be able to tell that a lobster has some from of discoloration if some parts are beginning to turn grey and if they are developing black and yellow spots. If you think that there is something wrong with your lobster, stay away from it and don’t even think about buying it. Prevention is better than cure.

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Lobster Shipping: The Manual

Entrepreneurs and lobster lovers are sure to love the idea of lobster shipping. All you have to do is follow these steps so that you can begin with the business.

During lobster shipping, it is important to note that there are two key things that keep lobsters alive, make sure they remain cool and moist at all times. Lobster deaths during shipping are caused by deprivation of oxygen. The principle behind having a cool container where you can put the lobsters in is the fact that if they re in a cold place, they will not use up that much oxygen. What these hot containers do is increase the lobster’s consumption of oxygen. The lobster’s gills must be moist at all times so that they will work accordingly. Once these guidelines are met, lobsters can survive four days of being shipped.

You don’t really have to soak them in lobsters in order to keep them alive. Putting ice inside the container is not really a good idea because it will just turn to water anyways which can end up causing problems. If lobsters are exposed to freshwater, they will eventually burst since they will inevitably grow. Do not use dry ice either because of the lobsters can suffocate from carbon dioxide.

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