The American lobster (known in international fishery records as the northern lobster) occurs only off the eastern coast of North America, from Labrador to North Carolina. The majority of the adults are found on the bottom at depths of 3 to 30 m (10 to 100 ft), with some occurring as deep as 180 m (600 ft). They are usually caught in baited traps called lobster pots. The American lobster reaches an average length of about 25 cm (about 10 in) and a …showed first 75 words of 222 total…

…showed last 75 words of 222 total…Spain. The European lobster is taken mainly off Turkey, the British Isles, France, Italy, Norway, and Portugal. The spiny lobsters, or rock lobsters, sometimes referred to only as lobsters, lack the enlarged claws of the true lobsters. Various species of spiny lobsters occur around the world. Commercial catches originate largely in the waters off South Africa and South-West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France, Japan, Brazil, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and the Bahamas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**