Norway lobster
The Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) occurs in the Western Mediterranean Sea and in the Northeast Atlantic from Morocco to Lofoten.
The species lives at depths of between 20 and 500 m, on seabed consisting of suitable soft substrate where the lobster can dig its burrow. The burrows can be from 20 to 30 cm deep.
Adults are stationary. It's uncertain to what extent the free-swimming (pelagic) larvae spread from one stock to another.
Spawning takes place during summer and the female carries the 1000 to 5000 eggs underneath the tail (abdomen) for 8 to 9 months. The larvae drift in the ocean for 11 to 60 days before they settle…
