RANGE AND HABITAT
- Ranges from Labrador to Cape Hatteras
- Most abundant in the Gulf of Maine
- Present in the Marine Ocean Biome
- Habitat: rocky and sandy ocean floor
Population densities
Above: A map of lobster population abundance in Nova Scotia and New Foundland. It clearly demonstrates that lobsters tend to avoid deeper waters and stay close to rocky coastlines.
Left: The typical rocky marine biome native to lobsters. Cracks and crevaces are common dwellings for the American Lobster.
Left: The typical rocky marine biome native to lobsters. Cracks and crevaces are common dwellings for the American Lobster.