They 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

They 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.