Lobster Season in the islands runs from September 1, to April 31st. Spearing of lobsters is prohibited. Spiny lobster is the common species, the meat is sweet, great for grilling, steaming, boiling, baking, and even taking the raw meat that was chilled and cubing it up for some ceviche. Check the website for the Department of Land and Natural resources for more information on all open and closed fishing seasons. www.state.hi.us/dlnr
Photo belongs and is a copyright of Hawaii Fishing News www.hawaiifishingnews.com this photo is to help visitors to Hawaii become familiar with what a spiny lobster looks like.
Robert Jansen a diver got a state record 6 pound spiny lobster while diving in North Kona in 40 ft. of water. Dated September 4, 2005 just a few days after fishermen and divers can catch lobsters in Hawaiian waters, which ends April 31st. Story from Hawaii Fishing News.
Local divers use their athletic prowess to capture these creatures, divers with gloved hands will sneak up on them and put them in a mesh diving bag, other fishermen may use nets or traps. Diving at night can be beneficial for capturing lobsters, they love to hang out in crevices, if a diver gets lucky and spots one crawling in the open on sandy bottoms, the lobster is exposed and could be an easy capture. Divers at times may illegally spear a big lobster. Free divers frown upon scuba divers when hunting for them, the advantage of a tank diver being able to stay underwater for long periods of time gives the lobster a lesser chance for survival, thus the free divers claim that having a tank is not a real sport.
Without claws the spiny lobsters defense is its spines, the meat is very tasty because of the clean waters in Hawaii, the meat can be so sweet, once you try a spiny Hawaiian lobster, you may want to stock up on it. But fishing in Hawaiian waters is not as spectacular as it was before due to overfishing. Divers also claim that times have changed and in certain areas where they once dove lobsters are very rare. "Some may be taking lobsters when it's not in season, some are idiots and will take small lobsters and not let them mature, what a waste," says one local diver who has been diving for lobsters and crabs most of his life. "It's that way around the world, some people do not respect the ocean and the sea life, this is our way of sustaining, feels like it will never be the same again."
Spiny Lobster w/ Blackbean Sauce
1 Hawaiian Spiny Lobster 2 to 2 1/2 pounds
* Place lobster in a pot of boiling water, and cook until the shell turns color then remove quickly.
Ingredients.
1 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of water
2 tbsp. of sesame oil
1 tbsp. of oyster sauce
1 tsp. red chili flakes
1 tbsp. minced green onions
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. minced ginger
3 tbsp. fermented black beans
3 tbsp. of cornstarch
6 tbsp. of water
1. Remove the meat from the lobster and dice it, put it on a platter
2. Heat up a pot with all of the ingredients soy sauce, water, sesame oil, oyster sauce, red chili flakes, green onions, garlic and ginger and black beans. Bring to a boil, and stir.
3. Turn heat down to low, mix the cornstarch and water together then add that into the pot to thicken the sauce.
4. Pour over the diced lobster meat.
Serve with white rice.
Photo belongs and is a copyright of Hawaii Fishing News www.hawaiifishingnews.com this photo is to help visitors to Hawaii become familiar with what a spiny lobster looks like.
Robert Jansen a diver got a state record 6 pound spiny lobster while diving in North Kona in 40 ft. of water. Dated September 4, 2005 just a few days after fishermen and divers can catch lobsters in Hawaiian waters, which ends April 31st. Story from Hawaii Fishing News.
Local divers use their athletic prowess to capture these creatures, divers with gloved hands will sneak up on them and put them in a mesh diving bag, other fishermen may use nets or traps. Diving at night can be beneficial for capturing lobsters, they love to hang out in crevices, if a diver gets lucky and spots one crawling in the open on sandy bottoms, the lobster is exposed and could be an easy capture. Divers at times may illegally spear a big lobster. Free divers frown upon scuba divers when hunting for them, the advantage of a tank diver being able to stay underwater for long periods of time gives the lobster a lesser chance for survival, thus the free divers claim that having a tank is not a real sport.
Without claws the spiny lobsters defense is its spines, the meat is very tasty because of the clean waters in Hawaii, the meat can be so sweet, once you try a spiny Hawaiian lobster, you may want to stock up on it. But fishing in Hawaiian waters is not as spectacular as it was before due to overfishing. Divers also claim that times have changed and in certain areas where they once dove lobsters are very rare. "Some may be taking lobsters when it's not in season, some are idiots and will take small lobsters and not let them mature, what a waste," says one local diver who has been diving for lobsters and crabs most of his life. "It's that way around the world, some people do not respect the ocean and the sea life, this is our way of sustaining, feels like it will never be the same again."
Spiny Lobster w/ Blackbean Sauce
1 Hawaiian Spiny Lobster 2 to 2 1/2 pounds
* Place lobster in a pot of boiling water, and cook until the shell turns color then remove quickly.
Ingredients.
1 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of water
2 tbsp. of sesame oil
1 tbsp. of oyster sauce
1 tsp. red chili flakes
1 tbsp. minced green onions
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. minced ginger
3 tbsp. fermented black beans
3 tbsp. of cornstarch
6 tbsp. of water
1. Remove the meat from the lobster and dice it, put it on a platter
2. Heat up a pot with all of the ingredients soy sauce, water, sesame oil, oyster sauce, red chili flakes, green onions, garlic and ginger and black beans. Bring to a boil, and stir.
3. Turn heat down to low, mix the cornstarch and water together then add that into the pot to thicken the sauce.
4. Pour over the diced lobster meat.
Serve with white rice.
Checking spiny lobsters in Hawaiian waters is a challenge but the meat is sweet.
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