Maine Lobster: Good Or Bad?

Taking about a week to fully mature into an adult and living for several months, the shrimp do have a surprisingly long life cycle being also able to reproduce up to 300 cysts every 4 days in the right conditions. Other variables such as salinity, temperature, light, pH levels, water levels and predatory presence play a large role in the hatching rate of the crustacean. The brine shrimp are an extremely versatile micro-crustacean as they can survive up to 10x salt concentration of ordinary sea water (Eol.org, 2016) and are able to protect themselves during drought or when conditions are not ideal for survival. This is called highly resistant encysted gastrula embryo (cyst) that is easily able to hatch under conditions that can be replicated at home.

Crawfish are delicious crustaceans that closely resemble lobsters. Many people consider crawfish to be as delicious as lobsters, which is why these crustaceans are harvested all over the world. In the U.S., crawfish are closely associated with the haute cuisine and culture of Louisiana. In fact, crawfish are the official crustacean of the state. I normally prefer to harvest or purchase crawfish on the day I intend to cook them. However, many people prefer to purchase and eat them later but do not know how to keep crawfish alive in a sack or container for several days before finally preparing and eating them. Fortunately, I will provide you with some tips on how I keep my crawfish fresh and healthy

In the essay “Consider the Lobster”, David Foster Wallace communicates his experience in the Main Lobster Festival as a writer for a food magazine called “Gourmet”. In this essay, he explores the impact the festival had on him as he tries to question the morals of eating lobsters. Wallace initially makes it seem as the festival is a place of fun and celebration as he describes the entertainment: concerts, carnival rides, lobster-themed food, lobster-themed clothes, and lobster-themed toys (50). In spite of that, he changes his attitude as he observes that the festival is actually promoting cruelty to animals and holds a long discussion whether or not lobsters can actually feel pain. Through the use of his language and description, Wallace convinces the audience as he claims to persuade the reader to stop eating lobsters, but he doesn’t explicitly say so at any point in the essay.

Do you know that Maine is famous for lobsters because it harvests the majority of lobsters in the United States? The population reached to 1.336 million people living in the state of Maine. And the total area of Maine is 35,385 square miles, also known as the biggest state with the most land from the original 13 colonies.

Therefore this experiment was to determine that lobsters in various salinities will osmoconform to their environment. In order to test that lobster's osmoconform, we had to extract approximately 1.0 ml hemolymph from their hemocyannin on the ventral first section of the pre-branchial region. The hemolymph was spun for three minutes in a microcentrifuge and the serum was then tested on an osmometer, which determined the osmolarity of the hemolymph. The results substantiated the hypothesis, in that, lobsters internal osmoles fluctuate with the salinity of the external environment. The two lobsters in the low salinity tank had the lowest osmolarity 0.746 osmoles; the two lobsters in the normal salinity had 0.873 osmoles. The last tank with the highest salinity had the lobsters with the highest osmolarity at 1.445 osmoles. Therefore our data suggests that lobster's osmoconform, with respect to the salinity of their environment by readjusting their intracellular solute concentration to prevent swelling or dehydration because the osmolarity of their hemolymph dictates that of the environment.

Yuling Lu (Gipsy) ENGL 202B Prof. Charnesky 2/3/2015 Explication for Consider the Lobster In "Consider the Lobster", David Foster Wallace argues that the process of cooking lobsters is an issue both uncomfortable and complex.

Novelist David Foster Wallace, in his Gourmet magazine essay, “Consider the Lobster,” explains to his readers that they should consider the lobster’s point of view. In his essay, Wallace does not want to persuade his readers, but instead present both sides of the argument. Wallace’s purpose is to raise awareness and to question the concept of the Maine Lobster Festival, which is one of the “best food festivals in the world,” according to CNN. Also, there is the need to discuss its relevance to the potential number of violations from animal rights groups, like PETA. The discussion of animal rights is a very controversial topic, since humans are on the top of the food chain as the major carnivores of the world. Throughout the essay, Wallace develops

This experiment was performed using the crustacean Armadillidium vulgare, also known as the pillbug. Pillbugs mate in the spring, and it takes several weeks for their fertilized eggs to hatch. After hatching the offspring spend an additional six weeks in a pouch under the female pillbug. Pillbugs eat dead and decaying organic matter, so they are often found in dark damp places. Another reason they like damp places is because they have gills that must be kept moist. The gills are located on the thorax, which is covered by large exoskeleton plates. The thorax is also where the pillbug’s seven pairs of legs are located. The pillbug also has the nickname “roly-poly,” this is because the pillbug has a defensive mechanism where it rolls into a tight ball, using the large exoskeleton plates of its thorax to protect its head and underside.

Warren's Lobster House is located on the southern tip of Maine's coast and serves the freshest seafood, lobster and fish. The family-friendly restaurant also has chicken, steak and other seafood available. Warren's Lobster House is a destination restaurant perched on top of wood pilings above the waters of the Piscataqua River. It's located on US 1 and has been open since 1940.

In Consider the Lobster David Foster Wallace discusses the morality behind consuming Lobster. He opens this reading by discussing the Maine Lobster Festival where over 25,000 pounds of fresh-caught lobster are consumed each year and continues with Maine’s lobster industry. Wallace advances by defining the word lobster and points out that lobsters are basically giant sea-insects. He also goes on to explain the history of the lobster, describing how up

We all love dining out for good food and laughter with our family, friends or significant other. Whether it’s a birthday, an anniversary or a casual night on the town, eating at the right restaurant, that offer good food, great price and a fine dining experience is dependent on the restaurant you choose. That’s what made Red lobster my favorite. it is not just a night of eating out, it is an experience. Not only do they have some of the most succulent crab legs there is, or because they have the best appetizer which is their signature Cheddar Bay biscuits, but because of the ambience that you are greeted with when you approached to dine in a Red Lobster restaurant.

The article, “Consider the Lobster.”, by David Foster Wallace demonstrates a purpose to advise people to see that before consuming a lobster, we should look at the lobsters orientation. Wallace uses ideology and emotion to get his points across, which becomes very resourceful to consumers who should consider to see the reaction of lobsters on their consumption. Meat-eaters such as some humans will likely tend to avoid dispute to fairs of animal rights and such as arguments with vegetarians against consumptions of animals. Wallace brings up torture of lobsters and how it is a alert that it may be a humanistic pleasure. He also analysis all from how the lobster is enticement and accumulate, which lobsters are stored in markets, and sooner or

They have a great sense of smell so they are able to scout out food without too much trouble. Hammerheads also eat fish, octopus, squid and sometimes other sharks, even its own young if food was scarce. There have been reports that when food is scarce they will turn on each other so they could survive. The stingray is the hammerheads favourite food source. Hammerhead sharks, although dangerous, are keen eaters of stingrays. They patiently search the ocean floor for a buried stingray and when they have located one it sneaks up behind and pins the ray to the floor using its abnormal sizes head, slowly devouring it while it’s alive.

In the article “Consider the Lobster”, David Wallace uses rhetorical strategies such as logical and emotional appeal, to persuade his audience of cooking gurus and top-notch chefs that the act of brutally killing an animal is morally wrong. Often times these acts are looked over because of the demand for food and the social aspect that often comes along with it. Wallace forces readers to think about these acts through the article using these rhetorical strategies and small amounts of satire.

Some organisms are resistant to ageing and can be classified as biologically immortal. Cells that are not subject to the Hayflick limit (normal number of times cells divide until they stop) are considered biologically immortal. Hydra is a biologically immortal organism because it does not undergo cellular senescence as they regenerate their stem cells and have few different cell types. The American lobster Homarus americanus has large quantities of telomerase in its adult stage unlike most vertebrates which have an absence of this in their adult life; therefore the American lobster has an extended lifespan.