Do you have a palate for Seafood!
LOBSTER HUNTING
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Seasons Dive Charter/ Accommodation Packages and Lobster Programs/ Courses are
listed below or, for more information mailto:RBoileau@aol.com
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Florida Spiny Lobster have two sharp horns protecting the eyes and many pointed spines
along the forward part of its shell. Use gloves when handling.Weighs up to 17 lb. Breeds
between Feb. and April, again in June and July. Right: Sexual maturity
occurs when it reaches between 8 or 9 inches. Migration is usually in the Spring. |
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| Left: Don't be aggressive. Learn the instinctual behavior
of the sea creatures. It will be the difference between success and failure. Right:
It is not an abstract painting. Its a Lobster Hotel or Condo. One spot can result in
catching your daily limit. Remember the size limit of the carapace must be 3" or
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MINI LOBSTER SEASON: Wednesday, July 26 and Thursday July 27, 2000. A
2-day mini-season permitting sport divers to take a maximum of 6 lobsters per person per
day. The Regular Lobster Season starts August 6 and runs through the end of March.
Special Lobster Season Dive/ Accommodation Packages: 2 Day Dive
Accommodation Package. Price is based on 2 Divers and includes: 2 nights stay/ hotel room
and 2 days of diving (4 dives). Cost $135.00
per diver, $145.00 per diver with tanks and
weights. *Based on non Holiday Room Rates and subject to
availability.
| Left: Spiny Lobsters can be found everywhere: grass
edges, rubble, low profile reef, ships wreckage etc. In Secondary Reef areas the heavier
concentrations of lobsters prefer the east and west end on the north side probably
because of greater filtration. Right: The tools of the trade;
tickle stick, net and a lobster gauge. |
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| Left: Diver buoyancy control skills are important to
avoid reef impact. Use your tickle stick and net to help stabilize you position. Right:
If your new to the game of catching lobsters , team work is the key to greater
success. One diver tickles them out the other diver catches them in the net. |
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Specialty Courses: Our Specialty Courses are divided into three levels
of participation.
#1. Introductory or Short Specialty Course. This is a 1/2 day
program designed to promote and encourage further developmental training. The Short Course
is taught by a qualified Instructor and provides hands-on training with specific specialty
equipment and includes an overview of the specific field of interest (Lobster Hunting,
Treasure Hunting or In Search of Long Lost Ghost Ships, Spear Fishing, Photography,
Videography, Night, Deep, Wreck etc.)
#2. 2 Day Course: A more in depth exposure to
technical information including; proper techniques, equipment use and care, skill
development, standards etc.
#3. The Pro Program: The progressive program is a 3 day
course designed to assist the diver achieve a higher level of experience and performance
in the Complete Specialty. For Scheduling and rate information mailto:RBoileau@aol.com
| Left: Place the net behind the lobster
while touching it forward of the carapace. This will cause the lobster to swim into the
net. Right: To help minimize injury, once in the net observe for
approximate size and under the tail for eggs. No taking of egg bearing females.
Lobsters may not be taken with anything that might cause it harm. |
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| Left: Pick up the lobster by the carapace (forward part
of the body) and move to a sandy area, or work in the mid column of water. With
the lobster firmly in your hand twist him back and fourth 3X. This will disorient it and
make it easier to remove from the net. Right: Push the lobster
through the net and apply the paralyzer Hold. |
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| Left: Check for eggs, Hold firmly by the carapace and
twist 3X. Right: With your hand at the back of the tail, push it forward
and fold it under the carapace. This will immobilize the lobster and make it easy to
measure. |
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| Left: Once you have the lobster in the paralyzer hold,
take your lobster gauge and place it between the 2 horns and the eyes pulling it back
firmly towards the tail. Right: The gage must fall short of the
carapace. The carapace must be a friction fit or larger than the gauge. Divers must have a
measuring device on dives and measure lobsters underwater. |
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| Left: Never place a lobster head first in the bag
because it can sense the hand pressure and with one swish of its tail, its gone! So!
hold the lobster with command by the carapace, twist 3X and place it tail first in the
bag. Right: Lobsters must remain in a whole condition
at all times while being transported on or below the water of Florida state. |
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| Left: To prevent lobster from escaping, turn or
twist the bag rapidly approx.3 times before opening it to place subsequent catches.
Remember to also shake the Lobster. Makes it much easier. Right:
Here is a Slipper Lobster or Shovelnose. Prehistoric looking. They are a very peculiar and
slow moving characters. Usually found inside nooks or crevices at the reef. There is no
closed season on the Shovelnose. |
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| Left: The total visual sensation is part of
every dive.Regardless of the underwater activity we always enjoy and appreciate, THE ART
OF NATURE. Blue Tube Sponges. Right: Split Crown Feather
Dusters. Color variable in shades of brown, orange-brown, maroon and violet, often with
white spots and bands. |
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AND DON'T BE A
LOBSTER MOBSTER !
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