Maine lobstermen are hauling in an unexpected catch: soft-shell lobsters, about a month ahead of schedule. Biologists aren't sure why, but lobster-lovers are are glad for the harvest — and know ...

China took a record of nearly 18 million pounds of U.S. lobster last year, and the soft shells make the journey there harder ...

New marketing plan will pitch Maine’s soft-shell lobster to fishmongers The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative will redirect most of its $2.2 million yearly budget to win over the middlemen.

Two or three times a year, lobsters outgrow their shells and slink them off. It’s a vulnerable time for the crustacean—its new shell is more spacious, but hasn’t yet hardened—and excellent ...

Another of the red flags when it comes to choosing lobster is if the purveyor fails to indicate whether it is hard-shell or soft-shell. There's a difference between hard- and soft-shell lobsters ...

A state funded lobster marketing council is aiming to court fishmongers to carry more soft-shell lobsters with a new marketing campaign.

Soft Shell Lobster Also known as new shell lobster, "soft shell" refers to a particular stage in the crustacean’s growth cycle. In order to grow larger, lobsters will molt their exoskeletons in ...

Their new shell starts off soft, and hardens again in time, before the process is repeated again, according to the University of Maine 's Lobster Institute.

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