Bahamian spiny Lobster
Spiny Lobster
The Spiny Lobster or Crawfish has a hard outer shell or carapace with shaded areas of brown and tan with a few dark spots, while the abdomen is brown and tan, banded with a few light spots. They have sharp horns over their eyes and a pair of long conical antennae, often called whips.
Spiny Lobsters inhabit reefs where they hide in its protective recesses during the day, and forage in the open at night. When disturbed, they can swim backward rapidly using powerful strokes of their tails, they are caught locally by specially trained fishermen using traps. Once harvested they are graded, bagged and boxed in various sizes depending on our client’s specifications. They are then placed in a Blast Freezer (temp. -20 degrees F) for immediate hard freeze, after overnighting they are stored in a storage freezer until the fishing vessel reaches port to be offloaded.
Upon arrival all products are inspected and tested for quality, weight and microbiological specifications for compliance with national and international regulations before being received by My Island Seafood to be packaged and labeled for exportation.
