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What Is the Ideal Environment for Lobsters?

What Is the Ideal Environment for Lobsters? Lobsters are amazing and resilient animals. So here at ShopLobster, we believe it’s important to highlight the questions surrounding their habitat. Questions such as, what exactly what is their ideal environment? What conditions do they need to not only survive, but to thrive? Proper temperatures, salinity, and specific … Read more

The Legacy of Maine’s Sustainable Fishing Practices

The Legacy of Maine’s Sustainable Fishing Practices Maine is home to some of the finest lobsters in the world. Whether you’re celebrating an occasion with a lobster dinner out or have shopped with ShopLobster to get premium Maine lobster shipped, alive, directly to your table, you may know how decadent and luxurious Maine lobster can … Read more

Why Is Maine Best Known For Its Lobster?

Why Is Maine Best Known For Its Lobster? If you’ve ordered lobster recently or had lobster shipped live to your home, chances are it probably came from Maine. Maine lobsters constitute the vast majority of lobsters served in restaurants around the country.  With arguably the sweetest meat and best fishing conditions in the industry, it only makes … Read more

What Size Lobsters Taste the Best?

What Size Lobsters Taste the Best? Do Large Lobsters Have Tougher Meat? Larger lobsters tend to have thicker muscle fibers making the lobster meat tough, rubbery, and hard to chew. Even lobster tails from large lobsters can be tough to eat because of these thick muscle fibers. Muscle fibers usually grow in a single direction. Fibers running … Read more