Fishing for Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

The Norway lobster is a slim, pale orange-pink lobster with long, narrow claws, a spiny carapace, and large kidney-shaped eyes. It lives in burrows on muddy bottoms of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, at depths of hundreds of feet. The body reaches about 10 inches. It stays in its burrow, emerging to forage, and is prized as scampi. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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