Story: Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans

Live rock lobsters for export

These two rock lobsters are about to be packed for live export to Japan.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1995/1387/19

by Phil Reid

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Niel Bruce and Alison MacDiarmid, Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans – Rock lobster fishing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8242/live-crayfish-for-export (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Niel Bruce and Alison MacDiarmid, published 2 March 2009.