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Is it possible to raise lobsters on a commercial basis?
 Not
yet, but research is underway to develop rearing techniques
and to assess the economic feasibility of rearing the American
lobster commercially. In the opinion of many scientists
working with the American lobster, commercial aquaculture
can be achieved in the near future with a sufficient level
of effort. Future projections for the culture of the spiny
lobster are not, however, optimistic. Unlike the
American lobster which has a relatively short larval
life (several weeks), the spiny lobster has a larval life
of about six or seven months. The technical difficulties presented
by the fragile, demanding requirements of the early life stages
discount the use of traditional hatchery methods with any
degree of success or practicality.
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