Methods To Use To Ensure Quality Lobster Delivery

By Thomas Smith


Lobsters are one of items that are highly perishable. When transporting them for consumption away from the fishing point, one ought to be very cautious. For proper lobster delivery they should transported while alive. To achieve this condition, they need to be packaged well and transported under well-adjusted conditions. The thing of concern during shipping is to ensure that they remain cool and moisture while being transported.

The main reason why it should remain cool is because it uses less oxygen hence can move longer distances. High temperatures results in increase in the amount of oxygen consumed. This means that the chances of suffocation are high due to its fast rate of oxygen. Most of them die during transportation due to lack of oxygen.

The importance of keeping it moist is to ensure that the gills remain functional. Normally, under proper care most lobsters can live to the outer world for about four to five days. During shipping, never pack them close to the ice. Dry ice produces a lot of carbon dioxide that may cause a great problem to it. On the other hand placing it in fresh water, may make it absorb water through osmosis hence swelling up a condition that may make it burst.

They are normally transported in trucks that are refrigerated. In these trucks, the temperatures are well regulated to ensure that the best possible environment is met. On the other hand one may intend to transport it while under seawater. To make this successful there is the need to ensure that the tanks are properly aerated. These conditions must be met so that can be transported for longer distances while alive.

To help in proper way of shipping it, ensure that it is kept cool so that it is not stressed by abrupt change in temperature from warm to cold. It is known that, they are highly successful in coping with temperature changes. However, they are not very successful in coping with rapid and abrupt changes in temperature.

Do not let them feed immediately before transportation. This is because they are likely to vomit, making the environment a grotesque one. At the same time they may require too much oxygen, to enhance respiration which may be at its maximum. This high demand of oxygen may not be available and may make it consume the available one within a short duration of time.

It is not advisable to transport them in air tight conditions because the carbon dioxide gas that is being expelled remains in the environment leaving a tiny place for oxygen. To avoid this menace, it is important to aerate the place where they are packed to make it more efficient. It is not advisable to transport them while wounded because their shells can easily break.

There are many companies that engage in lobster transportation. This shows that it is very important to use efficient method to select the best company to make the process successful. To get one you, may search online or even ask friends or relatives who have ever received such services. Choose one, which is highly modernized and whose prices are friendly.




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