Why does a lobster drop a claw?
A lobster can drop a claw as a defense mechanism and grow another over a period of years. What are chickens, quarters, selects, and jumbos? The following common terms are used to describe the size of lobsters, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources: 1-pound: chickens 1-pound to 11/8-pound: heavy chickens 11/4-pound: quarters 11/2- to 13/4-pound: selects 2-pound: deuces or 2-pounders 2- to 21/4-pound: heavy selects 21/4- to 21/2-pound: small jumbos Over 21/2-pound to approximately 4-pound: jumbos What are “shorts” or “snappers”? They are undersized lobsters that a lobsterman throws back into the ocean so they can grow to legal size. What are “canner” lobsters? Canners are smaller lobsters caught only in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. At one time, all of these lobsters went into a cannery. Since the water is warmer in this area, lobsters mature at a smaller size. It is legal to catch small lobsters only in this region. Are large lobsters tougher than small lobsters? M
