A strong elastic is placed around the claws of live lobster for safe handling and to preserve quality. A female with eggs under her tail. Under Canadian law, these must be returned to the water. Body shell, measured from the back of the eye socket to the end of the shell to determine legal size. Frozen lobster meat, packed in cans, not retorted.
Frozen storage is required.
A lobster whose shell has fully hardened after moulting. Canned lobster, retorted and shelf stable. The division into LFAs allows control of the harvest. Minimum size of lobsters also varies from area to area. A size category for lobsters weighing 454 grams and up, usually destined for the live market.