LOBSTER 101 Eating boiled lobster
You’ll need lobster crackers, a lobster fork, melted butter and a lot of napkins.
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dunk in butter
squeeze and crack underside of tail
dunk in butter
snap push up
LOBSTER FAST FACTS
snap dunk in butter
Enjoy!
Lobsters are caught in traps. Look for the colorful buoys floating in the harbor. Each lobsterman has his own colors and patterns to help him easily find and mark his traps.
Lobster is a sustainable local fishery. Look for colorful lobster buoys in the harbor and flat topped lobster boats working the traps. Lobster is always in season—and always delicious.
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Lobsters are related to insects, crabs and spiders.
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A female lobster carries her eggs on the underside of her tail for 9-11 months. If an “egger” lobster is caught, she is tagged and returned to the water. Tagged lobsters, if caught again, are returned to the water to preserve the breeding stock.
• A one pound lobster may be between 6 and 9 years old. The record is 44 pounds.
• Lobsters can use the fine hairs on their legs to “smell.”
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