Baby Lobster

Otago baby lobster. The most unique taste sensation available in the world.

Only in the Otago lobster fishery (in New Zealand’s CRA7) are lobster able to be taken while still baby lobster.

So in the approximately 100,000 tonnes of common lobster sold in the world each year, there are only 120 tonnes of “Otago Baby Lobster” available for discerning buyers. They are almost sea diamonds.

Otago baby lobster are harvested under the New Zealand quota management system, which ensures they are harvested sustainably without risking the long term health of the Otago rock lobster fishery.

Why “Otago Baby Lobster?”

The Otago coast of Southern New Zealand is swept by the cold sub Antarctic current. This clear pure water flowing up from the Antarctic is rich in nutrient and is cold.

Baby lobster is widely recognized as being naturally sweeter and tastier than the large lobster. It is also recognized that cold water lobster are tastier than warm water lobster.

Combine this sweet “baby lobster” taste with the added flavour that comes from the cool arctic nutrient-rich waters and you have a unique seafood product for discerning connoisseurs of seafood.

An added bonus for the restaurateur is the small serving size. Baby lobster will deliver an entrée or main size meal of amazing tasting whole lobster, providing 3 plate servings per kg of baby lobster purchased.

So if you have a taste for the finest, appreciate uniqueness, support sustainable fisheries harvesting, then contact us for the world’s only and very limited supply of “Otago Baby Lobster”.

Or you could just stick with the ordinary stuff.