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Live Maine Lobsters Shipped in daily from Maine!
We carry a wide selection of live lobsters ranging from 1lb to 10lb jumbos. Take them home live or let us steam them for you.

Order your Live Maine Lobsters Direct from Island Seafood Market & Bistro!

Meet the Authentic Maine lobster, Homarus Americanus.


If it's not Homarus, it's not true lobster. Rock lobster, spiny lobster, slipper lobster, Caribbean lobster—all of them are merely wannabes, riding on the fame of the authentic Maine lobster, Homarus americanus.

You can recognize members of the Homarus genus—true lobsters—by their five sets of legs, including a pair of large, meat-filled claws.

Marine scientists have identified many species of Homarus but only two of commercial importance: H. americanus, found most plentifully in the Gulf of Maine; and H. gammarus, the European lobster, found along the western European coast.

The warm-water crustaceans known as spiny or rock lobsters—found off the coast of Florida, southern California and the Caribbean—have no claws and thus no delectable claw meat. Their edible meat comes only from their tail.

Lobster Nutrition facts

As delicious as Maine Lobster tastes, it's hard to believe that it's actually a healthy protein.  Ounce for ounce, lobster is actually lower in calories and fat than skinless chicken breast!  For those watching their cholesterol, lobster is comparable to skinless chicken breast.

Lobster meat also includes many beneficial vitamins and minerals that increase brain activity, promote healthy bones and maintain healthy nerve cells.

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