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Really curious to see data on the California commercial lobster fishery, 98% of which goes abroad to Japan and China. They run $35-40/lb over the last year or t
by jboggan 7y ago
Really curious to see data on the California commercial lobster fishery, 98% of which goes abroad to Japan and China. They run $35-40/lb over the last year or two, so I imagine they have much further to fall, which is great for the recreational divers in the area.
Edit: wow, falling to $25 already, I saw this same site for $42/lb last year.
https://store.catalinaop.com/products/live-whole-california-spiny-lobster https://store.catalinaop.com/products/live-whole-california-...
- mhb 7y agoWhy are these so much more than Maine lobsters?
- pvaldes 7y agoBetter quality and logistic difficulties. California's lobsters had the finest flavour, are more dangerously deceiving to naive fishermen (crushing's fingers creature), and much more challenging to catch and put in a table. They have a bad habit of losing legs at the slightest opportunity (and nobody wants to buy a three legged lobster).
- irishcoffee 7y agoOr... closer than Maine
- pvaldes 7y agoIs not about distances. We talk about two different animals. Not even in the same genus. It's like comparing the prices of pork and beef.
- jboggan 7y agoThey just taste sweeter. Plus a 1 pound California lobster has more edible meat than a 1 pound Maine lobster, despite the huge claws of the Maine lobster. It's all tail meat. Plus the "face meat" (meat underneath the giant spiny antennas) is an amazing and distinct flavor. It's a smaller fishery too, they aren't that common north of Point Conception.