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Lobster Tail | South Coast

R219,00R259,00

Succulent, tender and delicious when cooked. Our cold water, South coast spiny lobster or crayfish is known to be the sustainable alternative to almost extinct west coast spiny lobsters. Order a single tail portion, delivered directly to your door!

  • Please note: You will receive one tail.
  • Vacuum packed
  • Sustainable choice
  • Blast-frozen

Cooking

Steaming and boiling are the two most common ways to cook lobster, but grilling is also a great way to cook the tail meat. 

When cooking lobster, you want the centre of the meat to still be slightly opaque and underdone. Avoid using lavish sauces and stay away from being too heavy-handed on the garlic, lemon and chilli as the meat should truly shine.

Sustainability

The South Coast rock lobster. Otherwise known as the Southern spiny lobster, they live at greater depths than their relatives the West Coast Rock Lobster. Commonly found at depths of between 55m and 360m, these deep-sea crustaceans occur from Cape Town to East London as well as off the coasts of Madagascar. They feed predominantly on mussels but are also scavengers. Due to the deep-sea nature of their habitat, the South Coast rock lobster is caught using baited traps lowered using long ropes. 

Harvesting of the species is capital intensive as large vessels are needed to access the richest fishing grounds. This means that harvesting of the South Coast rock lobster is limited to the commercial sector, with minimal poaching taking place. 

 An effective and well-researched total allowable catch was implemented in 1984 limiting the number of individuals caught. In addition, foreign vessels were banned as well as the harvesting of egg-bearing females. In 2000 further regulations were put in place to limit the number of days a vessel could spend at sea harvesting the South Coast rock lobster. Scientists also often spend time on the fishing vessels observing catches and ensuring compliance with the regulations. Furthermore, when the vessels offload their catches, a compliance officer is required to count and weigh the catch. These measures allowed for excessive exploitation of the species to be avoided and prevented the population from crashing. 

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature the population of the South Coast rock lobster is increasing. Management of the species aims to increase the weight of mature adults by 20% in the next 20 years. 

Delivery Info

We delivery in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria. Delivery times, dates and prices vary from location. Please look at the delivery info page for a more detailed breakdown on these topics.

Your product will delivered in a polystyrene cooler box, which is use commonly in the seafood industry to maintain temperature and more importantly quality. This helps ensure a seamless, cold-chain delivery process.

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23/02/2024
Julie
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I recommend this product

Everything I’ve had so far has been amazing. Best quality.

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17/02/2024
Tootie M.
ZA ZA
I recommend this product

Lobster tails

They were a good size and remained firm during cooking and ready for eating, worth the price.

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17/02/2024
Anonymous
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Lobster

Fantastic quality

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05/01/2024
Susanne H.
ZA ZA
I recommend this product

super quality

perfect, delivered as advised , quality wasw superp

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03/01/2024
Anonymous
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will only by my sea food from caught online

impressed with the quality and freshness and quality

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