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Rock
Lobster
JASUS
EDWARDSII
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
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Firm
textured flesh, very white with orange tinge on exterior surface. |
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A
true cold water species occurring along most of New Zealand's
rocky coastlines however more prevalent in southern waters. |
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Lobster
is caught by potting. The fishery is open year round, however
catches have seasonal high and low points. The highest catches
tend to occur from October to December. |
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Most
New Zealand Rock Lobster is delivered live to shore-based plants
either for conditioning for live export packs or processed into
frozen tails, or frozen whole fish. |
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The
Lobster fishery in New Zealand is strictly controlled with a
total allowable catch within New Zealand waters of approximately
3,000 tonnes.
The minimum size is set at 54mm tail width for males and 60mm
tail width for females. |
PACKAGING/PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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Live
Lobster - Graded |
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8
- 12kgs per Poly Box |
| Grade |
Weight
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| A |
0
- 600gms
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| B |
600
- 800gms
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| C |
800
- 1000gms
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| D |
1,000
- 1,500gms
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| E |
1,500
- 2,500gms
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| F |
2,500gms+
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Whole
Frozen Lobster - Cooked or Raw |
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10kgs
per Carton |
STORAGE,
HANDLING & DEFROST RECOMMENDATIONS
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Live
product must be kept away from warm temperatures. Fresh product
should be kept well chilled, ie 0C (32F). Frozen product is
best thawed to a semi moist state prior to cooking. |
NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION
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(Per
100 gm of edible raw product) |
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Omega
3 |
0.3g |
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Iron |
0.3g |
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Protein |
23.2g |
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Energy |
112Kcal
(470kj) |
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Sodium |
241mg |
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Fat |
1.2g |
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Cholesterol |
101mg |
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