Where is the Lobster Habitat Located?
As we mention above, there are two species
of lobster that people often caught commercially which are the American lobster
as well as the European lobster. And of course, both of those lobster species live
in their own lobster habitat in the Atlantic
Ocean. However, there are also some tropical lobster species which also
consumed in their respected area. But they are classified as different
varieties which also known as slipper lobster or spiny lobster.
This crustacean is actually also related
closely to the crabs as well as shrimps. This food fish is also live in the
bottom part of the sea. The reason is because this bottom area will protect
them from predators and there are adequate food source in this area that they
can use. The lobster is actually have very poor eyesight however, their senses
for smell and taste is very advanced. For food, they will eat mostly mollusk
and small fish. However, they may also consume algae along with different plant
in the sea.
That is why; they will live well in area which
is cold as well as rocky such as the Atlantic Ocean which located in the North
America. The water in this area usually ranges around 164 until 2,296 feet
deep. However, you can actually found lobster anywhere around the world. They
will also live in brackish as well as fresh water area.
For the American lobster
habitat, they live in area across the Atlantic coast which located in
the North America. That stretch along the Labrador which located in the
northern part and goes long until the Cape Hatteras which located in the North
Carolina on the southern part of the region. However, in the southern part of
the New Jersey, the lobster is not very common. Meanwhile on area such as Virginia,
Delaware, North Carolina, and Maryland their population is only 0.1 percent.
The smaller size lobster is usually hiding
inside the rocky habitat. When they found any shelter made from rock, then they
will enter it first using their claw. This method is used so they can ensure
there is no other creature that currently resides inside that shelter. This
method is also useful to remove the current resident so they can take away the
shelter for themselves. After they ensure that the shelter is empty and safe,
then they will use it as their lobster habitat.
They will enter with their back first into the shelter so they can defend
themselves when there is an unwanted creature approaching the shelter. With
this position, it is also easier for them to grab any nearby food that
approaches the shelter without having to leave their shelter completely.
Actually lobster will spend most of their
time inside their hiding place so they will be safe from any predators. And as
the younger lobster is still small as well as vulnerable then the shelter is
very important to have right away. That is why; when they find a shelter inside
mud, sand, as well as pebbles, and then they might even stay inside the hole
that they dig for a few years. Then after they grow bigger into adolescent then
they will be able to tend off most of their predators. That is why; they will
move around more compared to the younger lobster. Actually lobster has very
minimum migratory behavior; however, some of them may also migrate along the
coastal area.
The larger lobster will display more mobile
behavior than the younger lobster. In which they most likely still live in
deeper area but will also migrate seasonally to the warm water area. Then they
will move closer with the shore areas especially in summer season so they can
live around the warm water. This is why; you might think that the lobster habitat is closer to the coastal area as
well as offshore habitat. Usually when they migrate they will take around 19
miles distance. That is why to travel all along the coastal area which located
near into the shore, that is around 918 miles in distance; they will need
around 3.5 years to finish it.
If you want to know where the American lobster
is caught then you should know that they often caught around the North Atlantic
area. That is stretch around Long Island in the South area from the New York
and Connecticut, until the Newfoundland. The main catcher is the Maine lands
with sixty two percent, then Massachusetts with eighteen percent, and others
are spread among other area such as Virginia and many others. Then those catches
are sending into several regions around the area. Canada will get around sixty two
percent of the catch, then thirty eight percent will be send to the US area.
Around the world, there are two hundred
thousand tons of lobster catch every year. This will surely create billion of
dollars income inside the industry. And to be able to catch all of that; they
will surely need to know more about the lobster
habitat first, before they can catch the food fish.
But with the right information then they
will surely able to catch the lobster in their respected habitat. By knowing
how the lobster live then they will also able to control the catch easier and
maintain the right amount of catch to ensure the habitat is not disturbed. We
hope that the information about this lobster habitat is useful for you.
Post a Comment