This is the group that includes well known commercially valuable species such as the European lobster, Homarus gammarus, and American lobster, Homarus americanus. Working out how old lobsters are can ...

This molting cycle happens frequently in the lobster's youth, but slows down as it ages. If you find a really big lobster, it probably hasn't shed in years, which means the meat will be tougher.

Molting leaves her in a perilously soft new ... says Diane Cowan, founder of the Lobster Conservancy. When water is warm, lobsters put their energy into growing; when it’s cold—winter water ...

The cold water delays when lobsters molt, so fisherman aren't pulling nearly as many lobsters in their traps as usual. Which makes a nasty case of supply and demand for lobster lovers. Until more ...

They have a long lifespan, but it's difficult to determine a lobster's exact age because they shed their hard shell when they molt. Scientists believe that lobsters can live to be 100 years old.