TIL the Lobsters we eat are generally really young and thus only a fraction of the size they grow to be in the wild. Older/Larger Lobsters are thought to be less tasty, and are a species that mates more prolifically with each year, making killing a 100+ yo behemoth a conservation issue.

http://www.cookingissues.com/index.html%3Fp=4296.html



Submitted January 29, 2015 at 06:24PM by p_U_c_K_IV http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2u2qzc/til_the_lobsters_we_eat_are_generally_really/