Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011

MYN / Jerry Monkman / American lobster (Homarus americanus) Rye, New Hampshire, USA, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

Michele Westmorland / Long armed lobster, (Justitia longimana) St Vincent, West-Indies, Caribbean, May.

Michele Westmorland / Long armed / Red banded lobster (Justitia longimana). St Vincent, West-Indies, Caribbean, May.

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Orange ghost lobster (Decopoda, Thalassinidae) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Orange ghost lobster (Decopoda, Thalassinidae) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Lobster on the menu in cafe at Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, Lothian, Scotland, UK, August 2011

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) harvested group in crate, Gulf of Maine, Bay of Fundy, Canada

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Long-clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa) sheltering in small cave beneath Sea squirts on rocky reef, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, April

Andrew Parkinson / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) nest inside an old discarded lobster pot, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June.

Ernie Janes / Lobster / crab pots and fishing boat on the beach at Sizewell, Suffolk, UK. June

Jeff Rotman / Spiny lobster (Palinurus sp) attracted to the smell of bait in a lobster trap, Ustica Island, Italy, Mediterranean Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Head, eye and rostrum of Northerm / Maine lobster (Homarus americanus) Hodgekin's Cove, Massachusetts, USA, Atlantic Ocean.

Ernie Janes / Lobster pots stacked up on harbour, Whitby, Yorkshire, UK

Ernie Janes / Cooked Lobsters (Homarus gammarus) in wire basket on Aldeburgh beach, Suffollk, UK

Ernie Janes / Cooked Lobsters (Homarus gammarus) in wire basket, Aldeburgh, Suffollk, UK

Jeff Rotman / Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), Skate (Raja Batis), Lobster (Nephropidae) and Starfish (Asteroidea) from catch hauled in from dragger fishing net. Stellwagon Bank, New England, USA, Atlantic...

Ernie Janes / Lobster pots stacked on the quay at Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, UK, March

Sue Daly / European Lobster (Homarus gammarus). Channel Islands, UK, July.

Sue Daly / European Lobster (Homarus gammarus) brandishing a claw. Channel Islands, UK, June.

Pete Oxford / Sculptured Slipper Lobster (Parribacus antarcticus), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Squat lobster (Galatheidae) camouflaged on its soft coral home, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Crinoid squat lobster (Allogalathea elegans) camouflaged amongst featherstar, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fishing boat with lobster pots in the fishing village of Kalk Bay, False Bay, South Africa

Toby Roxburgh / Escape hatch on a lobster pot, added to improve size-selectivity, Brixham, Devon, England.

Nick Upton / Crab boat "Free Spirit 2" lowering a crab pot off Tintagel, Cornwall, UK, April 2010.

Philippe Clement / Lobster traps / cages at Pennan, a small coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Highlands, Scotland, UK, May 2010

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) holding 15lb Northern lobster (Homarus americanus) whilst diving in the Atlantic Ocean, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Roberto Rinaldi / Lobster (Palinurus) living on wreck of crude oil super-tanker "Amoco Milford Haven", which sank on April 14th, 1991 after three days of fire. Genoa, Italy, 2007.

Suzi Eszterhas / Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes), Baja California, Mexico

Billy Black / Misty sunrise over water scattered with lobster buoys. Robinhood, Maine, USA, July 2010.

Jerry Monkman / Lobster boat in Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, USA, March 2009.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Squat lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on featherstar. Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea

Toby Roxburgh / European lobsters (Homarus gammarus), boxed and chilled at Brixham fish auction, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / Fisherman adding escape hatch to lobster pot in order to improve size selectivity. Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009. Model released.

Toby Roxburgh / European / Common lobster (Homarus gammarus), at fish market. Brixham, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Jeff Rotman / Girl sitting beside image of Northern Clawed Lobster (Homarus americanus) currently over 100 years old and no longer on exhibit. Found in 1934 weighing 42.7 lbs, caught at a depth of 500 feet. Boston...

Merryn Thomas / Lobster pot on Par Beach, St. Martin's, Isles of Scilly, UK, September.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) on sea bed, Faial, Azores, Portugal, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus) portrait, Pico, Azores, Portugal, July 2009

Robert Thompson / Squat lobster {Galathea squamifera} Murles Point, Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Blind crab (Munidopsis polymorpha) endemic to the Jameos del Agua cave, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Common spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Common spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Jeff Rotman / Dragger sorts catch of Winter Blackback Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), Cod (Gadus morhua) and Lobster (Homarus americanus). Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. 2007 Model...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) on rock, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lobster for sale at fish market, Puerto de Chipiona, Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Jerry Monkman / Lobster boat moored in the mouth of the Piscataqua River in the South End, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. May 2008

Nick Upton / Fisherman checking lobster pot from small boat off Pentire Head. Polzeath, Cornwall, UK.

Doc White / Spiny Lobsters (Palinuridae sp) in crevice, Pacific

Fred Bavendam / Spanish Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides aequinoctialis), South Caicos, British West Indies, Caribbean

Chris Newbert / Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani), Indonesia

Merryn Thomas / Lobster pots on Par Beach, St. Martin's, Isles of Scilly. December 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Lobster pots on Par Beach, St. Martin's, Isles of Scilly. December 2008.

Sue Daly / European lobster {Homarus gammarus} Channel Islands, UK

Sue Daly / Spiny lobster / Crawfish {Palinurus elephas} Channel Islands, UK

Jouan & Rius / Tobermory harbour with lobster pots in the foreground, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Mitsuaki Iwago / Australian Spiny Lobster (Panulirus cygnus) on a moss-covered rock, Australia

Jerry Monkman / Wooden lobster buoys hang on a wall in Stonington, Maine, USA

Jerry Monkman / Wooden lobster buoys hang on a wall in Stonington, Maine, USA

Jeff Rotman / Slipper lobster {Scyllaridae}

Jouan & Rius / Lobster fishermen, Sainte Luce fishing village, South East Madagascar

Jouan & Rius / Young lobster fisherman, Sainte Luce fishing village, South East Madagascar

Jouan & Rius / Lobster fisherman holding lobster, Sainte Luce fishing village, South East Madagascar

Sue Daly / European Lobster (Homarus gammarus) close up, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) and Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) fish on reef, Maine

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) approaching aggressivly, Maine

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Maine

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) breaking and eating urchin, Maine

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) in trap, Maine

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) portrait, Maine

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) seen from above, Maine

Juergen Freund / Pink squat lobster {Lauriea sp} with blue brittlestar, Irian Jaya / West Papua, Indonesia, Indo-pacific (West Papua).

Juergen Freund / Pink squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani) on Barrel sponge, Indo-Pacific

Jose B. Ruiz / Crab / Lobster pots piled up on the harbourside in Finisterre fishing port Costa da Morte, Galicia, Spain

Chris Gomersall / Catch of Norway lobster / Dublin Bay prawns (Nephrops norvegicus) from Scottish trawler. Scotland.

Jeff Rotman / Northern Lobster (Homarus americanus) in defensive posture. New England, USA, Atlantic Ocean.

Graham Eaton / Common european lobster (Homarus gammarus) Wales, UK 2007

Thomas Lazar / Old wooden lobster crates tied together, floating, Acadia National Park, Atlantic Ocean, Maine, USA

Thomas Lazar / Old wooden lobster crates tied together, floating, Acadia National Park, Atlantic Ocean, Maine, USA

Thomas Lazar / Lobster traps and buoys piled up on wooden pier in fog, Acadia National Park, Atlantic Ocean, Maine, USA

Thomas Lazar / Lobster traps and buoys piled up on wooden pier in fog, Acadia National Park, Atlantic Ocean, Maine, USA